Costa Rica vs Peru: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64

Costa Rica
41.2
in 2021
Peru
41.12
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Peru rank
55th

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
010203040198920052021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 41.2 against 41.12 in Peru, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 55th of 105 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 37.95 37.94 0.0099 Costa Rica
2000s 38.69 38.52 0.171 Costa Rica
2010s 40.16 40.66 0.4983 Peru
2020s 41.21 41.27 0.0555 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of wage workers, aged 25-64, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at 41.2 against 41.12 in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.08, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 55th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,483 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed