What is the difference in population, male between Costa Rica and Croatia, Republic of?

675,150, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Croatia, Republic of?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Croatia, Republic of: Population, male

Costa Rica

2.55 million

in 2025

Croatia, Republic of

1.87 million

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

127th

Croatia, Republic of rank

130th

Population, male over time

Costa Rica
Croatia, Republic of

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.55 million against 1.87 million in Croatia, Republic of, a difference of 675,150.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Croatia, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia, Republic of ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 127th and Croatia, Republic of ranks 130th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Croatia, Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Croatia, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	784,058	2.02 million	1.24 million	Croatia, Republic of
1970s	1.04 million	2.16 million	1.12 million	Croatia, Republic of
1980s	1.36 million	2.25 million	889,625	Croatia, Republic of
1990s	1.74 million	2.21 million	467,235	Croatia, Republic of
2000s	2.10 million	2.08 million	18,173	Costa Rica
2010s	2.37 million	2.00 million	371,491	Costa Rica
2020s	2.52 million	1.87 million	649,798	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Costa Rica or Croatia, Republic of?: Costa Rica, at 2.55 million against 1.87 million in Croatia, Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Costa Rica and Croatia, Republic of?: 675,150, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Croatia, Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Croatia, Republic of rank globally for population, male?: Costa Rica ranks 127th and Croatia, Republic of ranks 130th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, male
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.