Costa Rica vs North America: Population ages 15-64, female, per capita
Costa Rica
0.3464 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.3155 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
26th
North America rank
26th
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- North America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3464 units per person against 0.3155 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0309 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and North America ranks 26th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2536 units per person | 0.3067 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.2764 units per person | 0.3271 units per person | 0.0507 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.2969 units per person | 0.3361 units per person | 0.0392 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.3065 units per person | 0.3286 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.3319 units per person | 0.3332 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 0.3458 units per person | 0.3282 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3466 units per person | 0.3184 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, per capita, Costa Rica or North America?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3464 units per person against 0.3155 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female, per capita between Costa Rica and North America?
- 0.0309 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and North America rank globally for population ages 15-64, female, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and North America ranks 26th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, female, 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 15-64, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.