Costa Rica vs Qatar: Rural population, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-1.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar
-1.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
181st
Qatar rank
183rd
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.57 % change on previous year against -1.72 % change on previous year in Qatar, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 181st and Qatar ranks 183rd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1970s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 6.5 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.77 % change on previous year | -3.38 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1988 % change on previous year | -3.04 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -1.87 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | 0.3524 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -3.09 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Costa Rica, at -1.57 % change on previous year against -1.72 % change on previous year in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 181st and Qatar ranks 183rd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.