Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Population ages 20-24, male
Costa Rica
188,626
in 2025
Mauritania
234,995
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
118th
Mauritania rank
115th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 234,995 against 188,626 in Costa Rica, a difference of 46,369.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,108 | 41,495 | 23,614 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 99,621 | 49,805 | 49,816 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 139,031 | 72,324 | 66,706 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 149,949 | 103,801 | 46,148 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 193,807 | 130,916 | 62,891 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 209,405 | 164,833 | 44,572 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 196,998 | 213,541 | 16,544 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 234,995 against 188,626 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 46,369, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 20 to 24.