Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Youth dependency ratio
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2023
Seychelles
28.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
144th
Seychelles rank
143rd
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 28.2% against 28.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Seychelles ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.3% | 60.6% | 26.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 91.2% | 77.7% | 13.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 74.7% | 78.6% | 3.9% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 59.5% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 48.7% | 7.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 37.5% | 5.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 30.2% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.4% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 28.2% against 28.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Seychelles ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).