Costa Rica vs Finland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population

Costa Rica
569.35 1000 No
in 2050
Finland
583.99 1000 No
in 2050
Costa Rica rank
134th
Finland rank
131st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Finland
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k195020002050

How they compare

Finland currently reports 583.99 1000 No against 569.35 1000 No in Costa Rica, a difference of 14.64 1000 No.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Finland ranks 131st of 226 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 733.94 1000 No 2,163 1000 No 1,429 1000 No Finland
1960s 1,002 1000 No 1,851 1000 No 848.83 1000 No Finland
1970s 1,224 1000 No 1,531 1000 No 307.48 1000 No Finland
1980s 1,466 1000 No 1,206 1000 No 259.83 1000 No Costa Rica
1990s 1,587 1000 No 979.61 1000 No 607.04 1000 No Costa Rica
2000s 1,471 1000 No 902.4 1000 No 568.43 1000 No Costa Rica
2010s 1,133 1000 No 820.54 1000 No 312.79 1000 No Costa Rica
2020s 871.03 1000 No 794.74 1000 No 76.29 1000 No Costa Rica
2030s 716.14 1000 No 734.1 1000 No 17.96 1000 No Finland
2040s 620.49 1000 No 638.28 1000 No 17.79 1000 No Finland
2050s 569.35 1000 No 583.99 1000 No 14.64 1000 No Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, Costa Rica or Finland?
Finland, at 583.99 1000 No against 569.35 1000 No in Costa Rica as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between Costa Rica and Finland?
14.64 1000 No, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Finland ranks 131st of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.