Costa Rica vs Grenada: Age dependency breakdown
Costa Rica
17.0%
in 2023
Grenada
17.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Grenada rank
94th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 17.4% against 17.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Grenada has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Grenada ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | 9.4% | 3.4% | Grenada |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 7.6% | 1.5% | Grenada |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 8.8% | 2.5% | Grenada |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 12.0% | 5.0% | Grenada |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 12.9% | 4.7% | Grenada |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 14.6% | 4.9% | Grenada |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 15.0% | 2.4% | Grenada |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.7% | 0.6% | Grenada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Costa Rica or Grenada?
- Grenada, at 17.4% against 17.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 0.4%, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Grenada ranks 94th 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).