Costa Rica vs Sweden: Number of people living in the capital city
Costa Rica
1.78 million people
in 2100
Sweden
1.85 million people
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Sweden rank
90th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.85 million people against 1.78 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 62,970 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 90th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.14 million people | 1.47 million people | 665,945 people | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 2.21 million people | 1.60 million people | 608,960 people | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 2.23 million people | 1.67 million people | 559,225 people | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 2.22 million people | 1.73 million people | 483,880 people | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 2.17 million people | 1.78 million people | 397,430 people | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 2.11 million people | 1.80 million people | 315,245 people | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 2.02 million people | 1.81 million people | 212,605 people | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 1.90 million people | 1.83 million people | 68,660 people | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 1.78 million people | 1.85 million people | 62,970 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.85 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 Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 62,970 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 90th 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.