Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Age dependency ratio, old
Costa Rica
18.5%
in 2025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
18.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
81st
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
83rd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.5% against 18.3% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd of 218 countries.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 8.5% | 2.4% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 10.2% | 3.8% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 10.9% | 3.9% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 11.2% | 3.0% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 11.9% | 2.3% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 14.2% | 1.6% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.1% | 0.4% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Costa Rica, at 18.5% against 18.3% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd 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.