Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, male, per capita
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.343 units per person against 0.2801 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0629 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2532 units per person | 0.2632 units per person | 0.01 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.2766 units per person | 0.2555 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2966 units per person | 0.2526 units per person | 0.044 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3021 units per person | 0.2545 units per person | 0.0476 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3237 units per person | 0.2588 units per person | 0.0649 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3392 units per person | 0.2658 units per person | 0.0734 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3423 units per person | 0.2762 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, per capita, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.343 units per person against 0.2801 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male, per capita between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0629 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, male, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, male, 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.