Costa Rica vs Georgia: Population, total

Costa Rica
5.15 million
in 2025
Georgia
3.94 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
126th
Georgia rank
129th

Population, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Georgia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.15 million against 3.94 million in Georgia, a difference of 1.22 million.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Georgia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Georgia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Georgia ranks 129th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Georgia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Georgia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.56 million 3.88 million 2.32 million Georgia
1970s 2.07 million 4.29 million 2.21 million Georgia
1980s 2.71 million 4.64 million 1.93 million Georgia
1990s 3.49 million 4.62 million 1.12 million Georgia
2000s 4.23 million 3.93 million 300,898 Costa Rica
2010s 4.79 million 3.73 million 1.05 million Costa Rica
2020s 5.09 million 3.77 million 1.33 million Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Costa Rica or Georgia?
Costa Rica, at 5.15 million against 3.94 million in Georgia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Costa Rica and Georgia?
1.22 million, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for population, total?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Georgia ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.