Costa Rica vs Romania: Number of cattle
Costa Rica
1.58 million animals
in 2024
Romania
1.81 million animals
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
95th
Romania rank
93rd
Number of cattle over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.81 million animals against 1.58 million animals in Costa Rica, a difference of 233,250 animals.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Romania ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million animals | 4.70 million animals | 3.51 million animals | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.79 million animals | 5.68 million animals | 3.90 million animals | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.28 million animals | 6.55 million animals | 4.27 million animals | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.82 million animals | 4.05 million animals | 2.22 million animals | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.21 million animals | 2.86 million animals | 1.65 million animals | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.40 million animals | 2.06 million animals | 665,257 animals | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.64 million animals | 1.83 million animals | 193,156 animals | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.81 million animals against 1.58 million animals in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 233,250 animals, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for number of cattle?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Romania ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.