Costa Rica vs Sweden: Youth dependency ratio
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2023
Sweden
27.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
144th
Sweden rank
146th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.0% against 27.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.3% | 35.9% | 51.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 91.2% | 32.2% | 59.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 74.7% | 31.9% | 42.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 28.6% | 33.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 29.0% | 27.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 26.9% | 16.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 27.2% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.2% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 28.0% against 27.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 146th 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).