Costa Rica vs Curacao: Total dependency ratio
Costa Rica
45.0%
in 2023
Curacao
46.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
192nd
Curacao rank
189th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Curacao
How they compare
Curacao currently reports 46.0% against 45.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 192nd and Curacao ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Curacao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Curacao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.3% | 79.0% | 14.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 97.3% | 83.7% | 13.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 71.7% | 9.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 54.7% | 13.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 54.4% | 9.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 51.9% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 47.6% | 1.6% | Curacao |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.7% | 0.5% | Curacao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Costa Rica or Curacao?
- Curacao, at 46.0% against 45.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Costa Rica and Curacao?
- 1.0%, with Curacao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Curacao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Curacao rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 192nd and Curacao ranks 189th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).