Anguilla vs Costa Rica: Age dependency breakdown
Anguilla
17.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica
17.0%
in 2023
Anguilla rank
96th
Costa Rica rank
97th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Anguilla
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Anguilla currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Anguilla ahead.
Anguilla ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Anguilla averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Anguilla | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.6% | 6.1% | 2.5% | Anguilla |
| 1960s | 15.2% | 6.1% | 9.1% | Anguilla |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 6.4% | 11.0% | Anguilla |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 6.9% | 11.2% | Anguilla |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 8.2% | 4.5% | Anguilla |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 0.9% | Anguilla |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 12.6% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Anguilla or Costa Rica?
- Anguilla, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Anguilla and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Anguilla ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Anguilla and Costa Rica rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Anguilla ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).