Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total

Costa Rica
2,580
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
2,710
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
101st

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196019852010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,710 against 2,580 in Costa Rica, a difference of 130.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 144 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 553.5 802 248.5 Papua New Guinea
1970s 711 985 274 Papua New Guinea
1980s 1,032 1,260 227 Papua New Guinea
1990s 1,520 1,664 144 Papua New Guinea
2000s 2,086 2,215 129.5 Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,580 2,710 130 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2,710 against 2,580 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
130, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.