Costa Rica vs Gambia: Number of children under 15, by world region
Costa Rica
986,946 people
in 2023
Gambia
1.10 million people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
124th
Gambia rank
121st
Number of children under 15, by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.10 million people against 986,946 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 111,904 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Gambia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 493,126 people | 146,057 people | 347,069 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 720,086 people | 186,268 people | 533,817 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 850,283 people | 256,588 people | 593,695 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 989,154 people | 381,729 people | 607,424 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.19 million people | 576,056 people | 613,993 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.19 million people | 757,974 people | 427,628 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.09 million people | 954,260 people | 137,580 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.02 million people | 1.08 million people | 62,128 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Costa Rica or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.10 million people against 986,946 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 111,904 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th and Gambia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.