Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-0.1629 % change on previous year
in 2025
El Salvador
-0.217 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
178th
El Salvador rank
181st
Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.1629 % change on previous year against -0.217 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0541 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 178th and El Salvador ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 0.0818 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1381 % change on previous year | 0.93 % change on previous year | 0.7919 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 0.6581 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9735 % change on previous year | 0.9212 % change on previous year | 0.0523 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -0.8786 % change on previous year | -0.4646 % change on previous year | 0.414 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -0.7586 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at -0.1629 % change on previous year against -0.217 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0541 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 178th and El Salvador ranks 181st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-19, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.