Which has higher median age, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?

Costa Rica, at 34.07 against 33.89 in New Caledonia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica

34.07

in 2023

New Caledonia

33.89

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

104th

New Caledonia rank

107th

Costa Rica currently reports 34.07 against 33.89 in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.18.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 104th and New Caledonia ranks 107th of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Decade	Costa Rica	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.35	21.07	4.72	New Caledonia
1960s	15.73	19.9	4.17	New Caledonia
1970s	17.7	19.13	1.43	New Caledonia
1980s	20.45	20.62	0.1698	New Caledonia
1990s	22.78	23.61	0.8338	New Caledonia
2000s	25.81	27.04	1.23	New Caledonia
2010s	29.95	30.66	0.7101	New Caledonia
2020s	33.29	33.4	0.1178	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?: Costa Rica, at 34.07 against 33.89 in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?: 0.18, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Caledonia rank globally for median age?: Costa Rica ranks 104th and New Caledonia ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.