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

Costa Rica
569.35 1000 No
in 2050
Guyana
526.41 1000 No
in 2050
Costa Rica rank
134th
Guyana rank
137th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Guyana
5001.0k1.5k195020002050

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 569.35 1000 No against 526.41 1000 No in Guyana, a difference of 42.94 1000 No.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Guyana ranks 137th of 226 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guyana Difference Ahead
1950s 733.94 1000 No 340.56 1000 No 393.38 1000 No Costa Rica
1960s 1,002 1000 No 453.28 1000 No 549.19 1000 No Costa Rica
1970s 1,224 1000 No 519.76 1000 No 704.25 1000 No Costa Rica
1980s 1,466 1000 No 537.39 1000 No 928.14 1000 No Costa Rica
1990s 1,587 1000 No 534.3 1000 No 1,052 1000 No Costa Rica
2000s 1,471 1000 No 540.9 1000 No 929.92 1000 No Costa Rica
2010s 1,133 1000 No 562.9 1000 No 570.42 1000 No Costa Rica
2020s 871.03 1000 No 585.99 1000 No 285.04 1000 No Costa Rica
2030s 716.14 1000 No 582.93 1000 No 133.21 1000 No Costa Rica
2040s 620.49 1000 No 550.97 1000 No 69.52 1000 No Costa Rica
2050s 569.35 1000 No 526.41 1000 No 42.94 1000 No Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, Costa Rica or Guyana?
Costa Rica, at 569.35 1000 No against 526.41 1000 No in Guyana as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between Costa Rica and Guyana?
42.94 1000 No, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Guyana ranks 137th 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.