Brazil vs Costa Rica: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary

Brazil
42.51
in 2021
Costa Rica
43.43
in 2021
Brazil rank
35th
Costa Rica rank
34th

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 43.43 against 42.51 in Brazil, a difference of 0.92.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 86 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 32.75 33.48 0.7363 Costa Rica
1990s 33.78 33.7 0.0797 Brazil
2000s 36.26 36.04 0.214 Brazil
2010s 38.5 40.43 1.94 Costa Rica
2020s 41.52 43.63 2.11 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 43.43 against 42.51 in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.92, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary?
Brazil ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,170 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed