Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica: Age dependency ratio, old
Antigua and Barbuda
17.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica
18.5%
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
84th
Costa Rica rank
81st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.5% against 17.6% in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 84th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 2.2% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 6.4% | 4.7% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 6.9% | 7.0% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 8.2% | 4.9% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 1.1% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 12.6% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.8% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Antigua and Barbuda or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 18.5% against 17.6% in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 84th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.