Austria vs Costa Rica: Number of people living in the capital city
Austria
1.88 million people
in 2100
Costa Rica
1.78 million people
in 2100
Austria rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.88 million people against 1.78 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 96,740 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 2.14 million people | 131,915 people | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 2.03 million people | 2.21 million people | 175,850 people | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 2.02 million people | 2.23 million people | 204,765 people | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 2.01 million people | 2.22 million people | 209,600 people | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 1.98 million people | 2.17 million people | 196,650 people | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 1.95 million people | 2.11 million people | 163,865 people | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 1.93 million people | 2.02 million people | 98,615 people | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 1.90 million people | 1.90 million people | 1,170 people | Austria |
| 2100s | 1.88 million people | 1.78 million people | 96,740 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Austria, at 1.88 million people against 1.78 million people in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 96,740 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Austria ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.