Costa Rica vs Sweden: Rural population, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-1.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sweden
-1.74 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
181st
Sweden rank
184th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.57 % change on previous year against -1.74 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 0.17 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 184th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | 5.84 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -0.9246 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.77 % change on previous year | 0.0818 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1988 % change on previous year | -0.0013 % change on previous year | 0.2001 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -1.87 % change on previous year | -0.1111 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2010s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | 0.5319 % change on previous year | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -1.45 % change on previous year | 0.1058 % change on previous year | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at -1.57 % change on previous year against -1.74 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.17 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 184th 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.