Belize vs Costa Rica: Age dependency ratio
Belize
46.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica
45.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
178th
Costa Rica rank
180th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 46.0% against 45.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belize ranks 178th and Costa Rica ranks 180th of 218 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.7% | 97.3% | 9.4% | Belize |
| 1970s | 105.7% | 81.0% | 24.6% | Belize |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 68.5% | 26.9% | Belize |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 64.4% | 22.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 52.6% | 20.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 46.0% | 11.3% | Belize |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 45.1% | 2.5% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Belize, at 46.0% against 45.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0.9%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Belize ranks 178th and Costa Rica ranks 180th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.