Costa Rica vs Dominica: Age dependency ratio
Costa Rica
45.1%
in 2025
Dominica
44.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
180th
Dominica rank
183rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 45.1% against 44.5% in Dominica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 180th and Dominica ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.3% | 108.5% | 11.2% | Dominica |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 106.5% | 25.5% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 78.6% | 10.1% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 70.6% | 6.2% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 59.9% | 7.3% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 47.8% | 1.8% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 44.7% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Costa Rica or Dominica?
- Costa Rica, at 45.1% against 44.5% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominica rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 180th and Dominica ranks 183rd 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.