What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?

0.0012 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Costa Rica: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Argentina

0.1263 units per person

in 2025

Costa Rica

0.1275 units per person

in 2025

Argentina rank

79th

Costa Rica rank

76th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

Argentina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1275 units per person against 0.1263 units per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 217 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0592 units per person	0.0309 units per person	0.0282 units per person	Argentina
1970s	0.0716 units per person	0.0352 units per person	0.0364 units per person	Argentina
1980s	0.0807 units per person	0.0412 units per person	0.0395 units per person	Argentina
1990s	0.0915 units per person	0.0497 units per person	0.0418 units per person	Argentina
2000s	0.0995 units per person	0.0631 units per person	0.0365 units per person	Argentina
2010s	0.1098 units per person	0.0865 units per person	0.0233 units per person	Argentina
2020s	0.1217 units per person	0.1155 units per person	0.0062 units per person	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.1275 units per person against 0.1263 units per person in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?: 0.0012 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Argentina ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.