005.Number of Incumbents in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: 005.Number of Incumbents was 2,452 in 2012. β–² Rising

Latest (2012)
2,452
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
27th
of 52 countries
All-time high
2,452
in 2012
All-time low
1,533
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2012

005.Number of Incumbents in Costa Rica, 1999–2012

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1999200520121999: 1.5k2000: 1.7k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.9k2005: 2.0k2006: 2.1k2007: 2.2k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.1k2010: 2.1k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, 005.number of incumbents in Costa Rica stood at 2,452. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 005.number of incumbents in Costa Rica peaked at 2,452 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,533, in 1999.

Costa Rica ranks 27th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,533 1,533 1,533 1
2000s 1,907 1,654 2,200 10
2010s 2,329 2,128 2,452 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 24 Guatemala 3,154 compare
  2. 25 Kenya 3,094 compare
  3. 26 Ecuador 2,457 compare
  4. 28 North Macedonia, Republic of 2,018 compare
  5. 29 El Salvador 1,834 compare
  6. 30 Dominican Republic 1,657 compare

See the full ranking of 52 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is 005.number of incumbents in Costa Rica?
005.number of incumbents in Costa Rica was 2,452 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest 005.number of incumbents recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2,452 in 2012.
What is the lowest 005.number of incumbents recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,533 in 1999.
How does Costa Rica rank for 005.number of incumbents?
Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2012.
Is 005.number of incumbents rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of 005.Number of Incumbents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
005.Number of Incumbents
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 498 data points, 1998–2014
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