Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
68.94 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
68.29 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Sierra Leone rank
99th

Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
204060196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 68.94 units per square kilometre against 68.29 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.65 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 15.75 units per square kilometre 19.49 units per square kilometre 3.74 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 22.51 units per square kilometre 22.36 units per square kilometre 0.1518 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 31.51 units per square kilometre 26.86 units per square kilometre 4.65 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 41.68 units per square kilometre 30.92 units per square kilometre 10.76 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 54.32 units per square kilometre 39.15 units per square kilometre 15.17 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 64.23 units per square kilometre 53.08 units per square kilometre 11.15 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 68.39 units per square kilometre 65.4 units per square kilometre 2.99 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
Costa Rica, at 68.94 units per square kilometre against 68.29 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
0.65 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.