Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Population, female
Costa Rica
2.61 million
in 2025
Mauritania
2.71 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Mauritania rank
123rd
Population, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.71 million against 2.61 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 98,980.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 775,270 | 474,322 | 300,948 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 636,724 | 394,179 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 847,432 | 502,173 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.13 million | 615,597 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 1.48 million | 654,046 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.42 million | 2.01 million | 410,475 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.53 million | 50,115 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.71 million against 2.61 million in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 98,980, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for population, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.