Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Brazil
23.48
in 2025
Costa Rica
22.55
in 2025
Brazil rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.48 against 22.55 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.93.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.46 | 51.27 | 1.82 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 50.35 | 52.57 | 2.22 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 47.59 | 48.38 | 0.7966 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 43.64 | 42.84 | 0.8021 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 39.34 | 39.93 | 0.5887 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 33.2 | 34 | 0.7993 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.71 | 27.8 | 0.0874 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.35 | 23.81 | 0.5387 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 23.48 against 22.55 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.93, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Brazil ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.