Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita
Costa Rica
0.1831 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica
0.1829 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
137th
Jamaica rank
138th
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1831 units per person against 0.1829 units per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 138th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4622 units per person | 0.4336 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4117 units per person | 0.4301 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.3653 units per person | 0.3779 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.3416 units per person | 0.3497 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.2813 units per person | 0.307 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.2284 units per person | 0.2386 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.1955 units per person | 0.1939 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1831 units per person against 0.1829 units per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 138th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.