How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population, male

Costa Rica

49.4%

in 2025

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

49.4%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

131st

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

133rd

Population, male over time

Costa Rica
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 49.4% against 49.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 131st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 133rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50.3%	50.4%	0.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	50.3%	50.3%	0.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	50.2%	50.2%	0.0%	Costa Rica
1990s	49.9%	50.1%	0.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	49.6%	50.0%	0.4%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	49.5%	49.7%	0.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	49.4%	49.4%	0.0%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Costa Rica or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Costa Rica, at 49.4% against 49.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for population, male?: Costa Rica ranks 131st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, male (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.