Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 126th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP

Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	GDP
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1960	$507,513,830	-
1961	$490,325,182	-
1962	$479,180,824	-
1963	$511,902,137	-
1964	$542,578,367	-
1965	$592,981,162	-
1966	$647,305,630	-
1967	$699,456,619	-
1968	$773,841,494	-
1969	$853,630,204	-
1970	$984,830,158	$204,670,551
1971	$1,077,147,538	$204,167,297
1972	$1,238,251,696	$227,986,203
1973	$1,528,925,846	$232,331,281
1974	$1,666,544,754	$256,769,730
1975	$1,960,863,466	$283,311,997
1976	$2,412,555,426	$292,152,321
1977	$3,072,427,013	$298,871,675
1978	$3,523,208,810	$318,876,550
1979	$4,035,519,323	$308,143,183
1980	$4,831,447,001	$287,648,258
1981	$2,623,803,096	$402,230,865
1982	$2,606,623,555	$430,284,022
1983	$3,146,772,631	$425,225,177
1984	$3,660,477,856	$359,980,491
1985	$3,919,203,960	$373,959,151
1986	$4,418,983,871	$338,524,233
1987	$4,532,952,047	$451,893,375
1988	$4,614,629,898	$427,514,322
1989	$5,251,025,767	$554,072,303
1990	$5,711,687,787	$634,187,269
1991	$7,215,725,487	$668,470,891
1992	$8,579,754,758	$588,309,271
1993	$9,564,815,975	$615,779,519
1994	$10,489,903,725	$612,502,085
1995	$11,578,594,260	$660,195,402
1996	$11,678,424,507	$702,965,148
1997	$12,614,602,382	$698,107,222
1998	$13,684,255,947	$591,034,143
1999	$14,254,866,285	$579,365,780
2000	$15,013,629,662	$391,345,597
2001	$15,976,174,337	$412,610,872
2002	$16,578,820,687	$466,773,711
2003	$17,271,760,507	$553,614,800
2004	$18,610,594,846	$582,169,841
2005	$20,040,642,477	$639,776,041
2006	$22,715,540,324	$634,781,901
2007	$26,884,700,709	$753,162,998
2008	$30,801,745,700	$952,667,544
2009	$30,745,714,313	$890,167,833
2010	$37,658,616,952	$940,112,539
2011	$42,762,613,699	$1,157,074,319
2012	$47,231,655,432	$1,049,412,177
2013	$50,949,668,842	$1,109,682,824
2014	$52,016,408,854	$1,135,250,721
2015	$56,441,920,821	$1,152,384,167
2016	$58,847,019,610	$1,245,074,264
2017	$60,516,044,657	$1,469,978,606
2018	$62,420,164,992	$1,554,133,594
2019	$64,417,670,521	$1,588,767,976
2020	$62,395,610,760	$1,683,619,352
2021	$64,960,725,734	$1,878,659,687
2022	$69,243,626,029	$1,839,048,748
2023	$86,497,941,439	$2,077,816,135
2024	$95,350,423,177	$2,119,865,935

Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita

Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1960	$382	-
1961	$356	-
1962	$335	-
1963	$346	-
1964	$354	-
1965	$374	-
1966	$395	-
1967	$414	-
1968	$445	-
1969	$477	-
1970	$536	$350
1971	$570	$348
1972	$639	$389
1973	$769	$392
1974	$817	$419
1975	$937	$435
1976	$1,123	$421
1977	$1,393	$403
1978	$1,556	$403
1979	$1,735	$376
1980	$2,021	$347
1981	$1,068	$477
1982	$1,032	$503
1983	$1,213	$489
1984	$1,372	$407
1985	$1,429	$417
1986	$1,569	$371
1987	$1,567	$488
1988	$1,555	$454
1989	$1,725	$578
1990	$1,830	$651
1991	$2,253	$672
1992	$2,612	$574
1993	$2,840	$582
1994	$3,040	$561
1995	$3,275	$589
1996	$3,227	$615
1997	$3,408	$599
1998	$3,617	$498
1999	$3,691	$479
2000	$3,813	$317
2001	$3,985	$327
2002	$4,068	$362
2003	$4,173	$420
2004	$4,431	$431
2005	$4,703	$463
2006	$5,257	$449
2007	$6,138	$519
2008	$6,937	$640
2009	$6,833	$583
2010	$8,266	$600
2011	$9,276	$720
2012	$10,127	$635
2013	$10,803	$654
2014	$10,911	$652
2015	$11,715	$645
2016	$12,091	$680
2017	$12,317	$783
2018	$12,590	$809
2019	$12,885	$807
2020	$12,394	$836
2021	$12,838	$912
2022	$13,626	$873
2023	$16,942	$965
2024	$18,587	$963

Costa Rica vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1950	57.5	35.7
1951	57.8	35.9
1952	58.1	36.1
1953	59.1	36.3
1954	59.9	36.4
1955	60.5	36.6
1956	61.2	36.8
1957	61.6	37
1958	62.3	37.1
1959	62.9	37.3
1960	63.5	37.6
1961	63.9	37.8
1962	64.2	38
1963	64.3	35.6
1964	64.5	35.8
1965	64.8	35.9
1966	65.1	36.1
1967	65.6	36.3
1968	65.8	36.7
1969	66.4	37
1970	66.8	37.3
1971	67.4	37.5
1972	68	37.8
1973	68.7	38.2
1974	69.4	41.6
1975	70.3	41.9
1976	70.9	42.3
1977	71.5	42.6
1978	72	42.9
1979	72.5	43.2
1980	73	43.6
1981	73.4	43.9
1982	73.9	44.3
1983	74.2	44.6
1984	74.6	44.9
1985	74.8	45.3
1986	74.9	45.5
1987	75.2	45.8
1988	75.5	46.3
1989	75.9	46.6
1990	76.1	46.9
1991	76.2	47.2
1992	76.4	47.5
1993	76.3	47.8
1994	76.3	47.8
1995	76.4	48.5
1996	76.4	48.8
1997	76.6	48
1998	76.9	48.1
1999	77.1	48.5
2000	77.3	50.6
2001	77.6	51.1
2002	77.9	51.6
2003	78.2	52.2
2004	78.5	52.8
2005	78.9	52.9
2006	79	54.1
2007	79.1	54.9
2008	79.2	55.3
2009	79.4	56.3
2010	79.4	57
2011	79.6	57.7
2012	79.9	58.3
2013	80.2	58.9
2014	80.2	59.5
2015	80.4	60.1
2016	80	60.6
2017	80	61.1
2018	80.1	61.7
2019	80.3	62.2
2020	79.7	61.3
2021	78.1	61.7
2022	79.3	63.6
2023	80.8	64.1
2024	81	64.3
2025	81.2	64.4

Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population

Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	Population
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1960	1,327,496	577,633
1961	1,377,920	582,532
1962	1,429,445	589,474
1963	1,481,604	594,418
1964	1,533,960	588,543
1965	1,586,208	575,005
1966	1,638,116	566,908
1967	1,689,523	569,011
1968	1,739,731	578,170
1969	1,789,276	581,610
1970	1,838,949	584,403
1971	1,888,539	586,221
1972	1,938,248	586,620
1973	1,988,343	592,808
1974	2,039,643	613,338
1975	2,092,719	650,966
1976	2,147,774	694,191
1977	2,205,025	741,789
1978	2,264,510	791,694
1979	2,326,490	819,867
1980	2,390,633	829,303
1981	2,456,637	842,432
1982	2,524,806	855,891
1983	2,595,153	869,592
1984	2,667,595	883,519
1985	2,741,894	897,697
1986	2,817,216	912,126
1987	2,892,699	926,862
1988	2,968,103	942,061
1989	3,043,827	957,789
1990	3,121,706	973,669
1991	3,202,176	994,639
1992	3,284,258	1,024,356
1993	3,367,434	1,058,745
1994	3,451,122	1,092,031
1995	3,535,176	1,119,949
1996	3,619,013	1,143,535
1997	3,701,711	1,165,545
1998	3,782,838	1,187,473
1999	3,862,101	1,210,206
2000	3,937,739	1,234,741
2001	4,008,947	1,261,273
2002	4,075,705	1,289,307
2003	4,138,784	1,318,806
2004	4,200,078	1,349,563
2005	4,261,240	1,381,585
2006	4,321,340	1,415,303
2007	4,380,248	1,450,986
2008	4,440,056	1,488,054
2009	4,499,791	1,526,377
2010	4,555,962	1,566,347
2011	4,609,833	1,608,076
2012	4,663,934	1,651,417
2013	4,716,147	1,695,973
2014	4,767,119	1,741,122
2015	4,818,038	1,786,457
2016	4,866,998	1,831,893
2017	4,913,177	1,877,072
2018	4,957,818	1,922,168
2019	4,999,553	1,967,696
2020	5,034,320	2,013,255
2021	5,059,988	2,058,841
2022	5,081,765	2,105,529
2023	5,105,525	2,153,339
2024	5,129,910	2,201,352

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate

Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1960	6.71	5.92
1961	6.65	5.93
1962	6.54	5.94
1963	6.39	5.95
1964	6.19	5.96
1965	5.96	5.97
1966	5.7	5.98
1967	5.42	5.99
1968	5.03	6.01
1969	4.84	6.02
1970	4.59	6.04
1971	4.36	6.06
1972	4.16	6.08
1973	3.99	6.1
1974	3.89	6.12
1975	3.8	6.15
1976	3.75	6.19
1977	3.7	6.25
1978	3.66	6.32
1979	3.65	6.4
1980	3.58	6.49
1981	3.56	6.57
1982	3.54	6.64
1983	3.53	6.69
1984	3.52	6.73
1985	3.51	6.74
1986	3.45	6.73
1987	3.38	6.72
1988	3.31	6.69
1989	3.24	6.66
1990	3.17	6.5
1991	3.08	6.47
1992	3	6.44
1993	2.93	6.37
1994	2.86	6.3
1995	2.78	6.22
1996	2.68	6.14
1997	2.59	6.06
1998	2.53	5.97
1999	2.48	5.87
2000	2.41	5.79
2001	2.31	5.69
2002	2.16	5.63
2003	2.08	5.58
2004	2.03	5.5
2005	2.04	5.46
2006	1.94	5.41
2007	1.95	5.37
2008	1.98	5.27
2009	1.95	5.18
2010	1.83	5.11
2011	1.88	5.07
2012	1.85	5
2013	1.78	4.93
2014	1.8	4.79
2015	1.8	4.66
2016	1.75	4.52
2017	1.71	4.35
2018	1.71	4.24
2019	1.6	4.15
2020	1.45	4.08
2021	1.35	4
2022	1.34	3.91
2023	1.33	3.84

Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age

Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1960	16.8	22.9
1961	16.8	22.9
1962	16.7	22.6
1963	16.7	22.3
1964	16.7	21.7
1965	16.7	20.7
1966	16.8	19.9
1967	16.9	19.6
1968	17.1	19.5
1969	17.3	19.3
1970	17.6	19.1
1971	17.8	19
1972	18.1	18.8
1973	18.4	18.9
1974	18.6	18.9
1975	18.9	18.8
1976	19.2	18.5
1977	19.5	18.2
1978	19.7	17.8
1979	20	17.6
1980	20.3	17.7
1981	20.6	17.6
1982	20.9	17.5
1983	21.2	17.3
1984	21.4	17.2
1985	21.6	17.2
1986	21.8	17.1
1987	22.1	17.1
1988	22.3	17
1989	22.5	17
1990	22.7	17.1
1991	22.9	17.1
1992	23.2	17.1
1993	23.4	17.1
1994	23.6	17.1
1995	23.9	17.2
1996	24.1	17.2
1997	24.4	17.3
1998	24.7	17.3
1999	24.9	17.4
2000	25.2	17.4
2001	25.5	17.5
2002	25.9	17.6
2003	26.3	17.6
2004	26.7	17.7
2005	27	17.8
2006	27.4	17.9
2007	27.8	17.9
2008	28.2	18
2009	28.6	18.1
2010	29	18.2
2011	29.4	18.3
2012	29.8	18.3
2013	30.3	18.4
2014	30.7	18.5
2015	31.2	18.6
2016	31.7	18.8
2017	32.1	18.9
2018	32.6	19.1
2019	33	19.2
2020	33.5	19.4
2021	34	19.6
2022	34.5	19.8
2023	35.1	19.9
2024	35.6	20.2

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