Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.3968 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
0.4277 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Switzerland rank
142nd
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4277 % change on previous year against 0.3968 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0309 % change on previous year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.66 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.86 % change on previous year | 0.4015 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 0.9118 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 0.5596 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 0.9303 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 0.7656 % change on previous year | 0.4854 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5474 % change on previous year | 0.5447 % change on previous year | 0.0028 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4277 % change on previous year against 0.3968 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.0309 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, 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 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.