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
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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

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).