Costa Rica vs Grenada: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Costa Rica
22.55
in 2025
Grenada
23.47
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Grenada rank
21st
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 23.47 against 22.55 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.92.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Grenada ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Grenada ranks 21st of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Grenada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.27 | 54.08 | 2.8 | Grenada |
| 1960s | 52.57 | 53.9 | 1.33 | Grenada |
| 1970s | 48.38 | 50.78 | 2.4 | Grenada |
| 1980s | 42.84 | 42.71 | 0.1319 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 39.93 | 38.95 | 0.9823 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 34 | 35.11 | 1.11 | Grenada |
| 2010s | 27.8 | 27.39 | 0.4096 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.81 | 24.38 | 0.5762 | Grenada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Costa Rica or Grenada?
- Grenada, at 23.47 against 22.55 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 0.92, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Grenada ranks 21st 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.