Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Costa Rica
22.55
in 2025
Jamaica
22.77
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Jamaica rank
22nd
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.77 against 22.55 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.22.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 22nd of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.27 | 43.2 | 8.08 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 52.57 | 48.95 | 3.62 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 48.38 | 49.82 | 1.44 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 42.84 | 44.71 | 1.87 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 39.93 | 41.35 | 1.42 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 34 | 37.12 | 3.12 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 27.8 | 29.59 | 1.79 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 23.81 | 24.17 | 0.3583 | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 22.77 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 Jamaica?
- 0.22, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 22nd 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.