Chile vs Costa Rica: Total dependency ratio
Chile
45.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica
45.0%
in 2023
Chile rank
191st
Costa Rica rank
192nd
Total dependency ratio over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 45.1% against 45.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 191st and Costa Rica ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.0% | 93.3% | 20.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 74.9% | 97.3% | 22.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 81.0% | 13.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 68.5% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 64.4% | 8.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 52.6% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 46.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 45.2% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 45.1% against 45.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Chile ranks 191st and Costa Rica ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).