Costa Rica vs Turkey: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
11.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
11.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Turkey rank
90th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.72 units per square kilometre against 11.09 units per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.63 units per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.964 units per square kilometre | 1.87 units per square kilometre | 0.9068 units per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 2.49 units per square kilometre | 1.06 units per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 3.02 units per square kilometre | 0.8244 units per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.42 units per square kilometre | 4.02 units per square kilometre | 0.6044 units per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2000s | 5.24 units per square kilometre | 5.84 units per square kilometre | 0.6039 units per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2010s | 8.14 units per square kilometre | 7.77 units per square kilometre | 0.364 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.01 units per square kilometre | 10.45 units per square kilometre | 0.5598 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Turkey?
- Costa Rica, at 11.72 units per square kilometre against 11.09 units per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 0.63 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Turkey ranks 90th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, 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.