Costa Rica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Costa Rica
0.1275 units per person
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.1271 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
76th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
77th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.040.060.080.10.12196019922025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1275 units per person against 0.1271 units per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 77th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0309 units per person 0.0343 units per person 0.0034 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 0.0352 units per person 0.0348 units per person 0.0004 units per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.0412 units per person 0.0396 units per person 0.0016 units per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.0497 units per person 0.052 units per person 0.0023 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 0.0631 units per person 0.0801 units per person 0.017 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 0.0865 units per person 0.1061 units per person 0.0195 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 0.1155 units per person 0.1185 units per person 0.003 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Costa Rica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Costa Rica, at 0.1275 units per person against 0.1271 units per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.0004 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 77th 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
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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.