Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Costa Rica
0.6894 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5639 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6894 units per person against 0.5639 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1255 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5068 units per person | 0.5334 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.553 units per person | 0.5197 units per person | 0.0333 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5935 units per person | 0.514 units per person | 0.0795 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6086 units per person | 0.5184 units per person | 0.0902 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.6556 units per person | 0.527 units per person | 0.1287 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.685 units per person | 0.5376 units per person | 0.1474 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.689 units per person | 0.5566 units per person | 0.1324 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6894 units per person against 0.5639 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1255 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.