Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 40-44, female
Costa Rica
7.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Population ages 40-44, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7.5% against 4.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 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 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 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 | 4.2% | 4.6% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.2% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 7.5% against 4.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 40-44, female between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.7%, 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 40-44, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.