Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
4.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.95 % change on previous year against 4.85 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.97 % change on previous year | 7.45 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.41 % change on previous year | -4.43 % change on previous year | 8.84 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.78 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | 0.2977 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.09 % change on previous year | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.93 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 0.5272 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 0.1106 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.95 % change on previous year against 4.85 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 80 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.