Costa Rica - Dependency Ratio 2022
45.14
−0.13 from 2021
Costa Rica's dependency ratio was 45.14 in 2022, decreased +0.13 from 45.27 in 2021. This was the 43rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2022▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 19.96 | -1.5% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 22.12 | -0.1% |
| 3rd | Kuwait | 28.14 | -8.4% |
| 4th | Bahrain | 29.16 | -1.0% |
| 5th | Maldives | 32.39 | -1.2% |
| 6th | Cayman Islands | 32.44 | 2.1% |
| 7th | Singapore | 32.80 | 1.5% |
| 8th | British Virgin Islands | 32.89 | -1.7% |
| 9th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 36.94 | 0.6% |
| 10th | Macao SAR, China | 37.02 | 3.0% |
| 11th | Jamaica | 37.21 | -1.2% |
| 12th | St. Lucia | 37.33 | -0.5% |
| 13th | Saudi Arabia | 37.64 | -2.4% |
| 14th | Brunei Darussalam | 37.71 | 0.6% |
| 15th | Andorra | 38.17 | -0.1% |
| 16th | Mauritius | 38.64 | 0.4% |
| 17th | Bhutan | 39.44 | -2.5% |
| 18th | Seychelles | 39.78 | 0.6% |
| 19th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 40.48 | 0.6% |
| 20th | Oman | 40.60 | -2.1% |
| 21st | Korea | 40.64 | 2.2% |
| 22nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 40.88 | 0.4% |
| 23rd | Palau | 41.24 | 1.0% |
| 24th | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.45 | 0.9% |
| 25th | Thailand | 41.90 | 1.2% |
| 26th | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.16 | 0.9% |
| 27th | Colombia | 42.78 | -0.2% |
| 28th | Bahamas, The | 42.86 | -1.1% |
| 29th | Malaysia | 42.90 | -1.6% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 43.08 | 1.3% |
| 31st | Azerbaijan | 43.52 | 0.2% |
| 32nd | Greenland | 43.64 | 1.7% |
| 33rd | Brazil | 43.79 | 0.3% |
| 34th | French Polynesia | 43.86 | -0.1% |
| 35th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 44.13 | 1.3% |
| 36th | Luxembourg | 44.34 | 0.3% |
| 37th | Northern Mariana Islands | 44.36 | 2.7% |
| 38th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.61 | -0.5% |
| 39th | Dominica | 44.67 | -0.3% |
| 40th | China | 44.73 | 0.5% |
| 41st | Kosovo | 44.90 | -0.2% |
| 42nd | Chile | 45.05 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Costa Rica | 45.14 | -0.3% |
| 44th | Curaçao | 45.74 | 0.5% |
| 45th | Cuba | 46.10 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 46.19 | 3.6% |
| 47th | Myanmar | 46.21 | -0.1% |
| 48th | Grenada | 46.50 | -0.3% |
| 49th | Türkiye | 46.86 | 0.1% |
| 50th | Indonesia | 47.27 | -0.7% |
| 51st | Viet Nam | 47.42 | 0.4% |
| 52nd | India | 47.46 | -1.2% |
| 53rd | Belize | 47.75 | -2.7% |
| 54th | Malta | 48.14 | 2.3% |
| 55th | New Caledonia | 48.27 | 0.1% |
| 56th | Ukraine | 48.54 | 0.7% |
| 57th | South Africa | 48.55 | -0.7% |
| 58th | Armenia | 48.76 | 0.6% |
| 59th | Albania | 49.25 | 1.7% |
| 60th | Mexico | 49.38 | -0.9% |
| 61st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.58 | 0.5% |
| 62nd | Aruba | 49.80 | 1.0% |
| 63rd | Libya | 49.83 | -1.9% |
| 64th | Ecuador | 50.08 | -1.2% |
| 65th | Barbados | 50.21 | 1.2% |
| 66th | Belarus | 50.30 | 1.5% |
| 67th | El Salvador | 50.33 | -1.2% |
| 68th | Iceland | 50.35 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Cabo Verde | 50.38 | -2.8% |
| 70th | Slovak Republic | 50.46 | 2.0% |
| 71st | Peru | 50.55 | -1.4% |
| 72nd | Tunisia | 50.55 | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Suriname | 50.63 | -0.4% |
| 74th | Russian Federation | 50.98 | 1.4% |
| 75th | Spain | 51.02 | 0.3% |
| 76th | Fiji | 51.31 | -0.9% |
| 77th | Morocco | 51.32 | -0.1% |
| 78th | Channel Islands | 51.41 | 0.2% |
| 79th | Liechtenstein | 51.59 | 2.1% |
| 80th | San Marino | 51.66 | 2.1% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | 51.68 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Austria | 51.83 | 1.4% |
| 83rd | North Macedonia | 52.08 | 1.3% |
| 84th | Bermuda | 52.14 | 2.2% |
| 85th | Switzerland | 52.18 | 1.3% |
| 86th | Poland | 52.31 | 1.5% |
| 87th | Philippines | 52.37 | -2.3% |
| 88th | Panama | 52.52 | -0.5% |
| 89th | Dominican Republic | 52.62 | 0.1% |
| 90th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.62 | 1.4% |
| 91st | Canada | 52.65 | 1.2% |
| 92nd | Ireland | 52.95 | -0.2% |
| 93rd | Djibouti | 53.02 | -1.7% |
| 94th | Uruguay | 53.09 | -1.0% |
| 95th | Argentina | 53.34 | -1.6% |
| 96th | United States | 53.38 | 0.8% |
| 97th | Nicaragua | 53.58 | -1.4% |
| 98th | Bangladesh | 53.62 | -0.6% |
| 99th | Lithuania | 53.63 | -0.6% |
| 100th | New Zealand | 54.05 | 0.8% |
| 101st | Norway | 54.12 | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Nepal | 54.17 | -1.5% |
| 103rd | Paraguay | 54.22 | -0.2% |
| 104th | Hungary | 54.22 | 0.8% |
| 105th | American Samoa | 54.25 | -1.7% |
| 106th | Netherlands | 54.45 | 0.5% |
| 107th | Moldova | 54.47 | 1.9% |
| 108th | Australia | 54.58 | 0.6% |
| 109th | Lao PDR | 54.64 | -1.1% |
| 110th | Gibraltar | 54.69 | -0.2% |
| 111th | Romania | 55.11 | 0.5% |
| 112th | Honduras | 55.17 | -1.3% |
| 113th | Montenegro | 55.32 | 1.0% |
| 114th | Guyana | 55.34 | 0.5% |
| 115th | Turkmenistan | 55.60 | 1.4% |
| 116th | Slovenia | 56.19 | 1.7% |
| 117th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 56.20 | -1.4% |
| 118th | Jordan | 56.24 | -1.7% |
| 119th | European Union | 56.52 | 0.7% |
| 120th | Uzbekistan | 56.53 | 2.3% |
| 121st | Puerto Rico (US) | 56.70 | 0.7% |
| 122nd | Cambodia | 56.79 | -0.7% |
| 123rd | Bulgaria | 56.83 | 0.2% |
| 124th | Georgia | 56.95 | 0.5% |
| 125th | Belgium | 56.98 | 0.7% |
| 126th | Botswana | 56.99 | -0.7% |
| 127th | Italy | 57.03 | 0.2% |
| 128th | Germany | 57.16 | 1.7% |
| 129th | Serbia | 57.31 | 1.0% |
| 130th | Denmark | 57.32 | 0.1% |
| 131st | Czechia | 57.40 | -0.6% |
| 132nd | Haiti | 57.41 | -1.2% |
| 133rd | United Kingdom | 57.63 | 0.0% |
| 134th | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.73 | -5.7% |
| 135th | Portugal | 57.95 | 1.1% |
| 136th | Lebanon | 57.97 | -0.9% |
| 137th | Croatia | 58.19 | 1.3% |
| 138th | Estonia | 58.39 | 0.2% |
| 139th | Latvia | 58.57 | 0.4% |
| 140th | Algeria | 58.80 | 0.4% |
| 141st | Greece | 58.92 | 0.9% |
| 142nd | Isle of Man | 58.93 | 0.3% |
| 143rd | St. Martin (French part) | 59.51 | 1.5% |
| 144th | Guatemala | 59.60 | -2.1% |
| 145th | Papua New Guinea | 59.65 | -0.9% |
| 146th | Mongolia | 60.00 | 0.6% |
| 147th | Kazakhstan | 60.29 | 1.5% |
| 148th | Guam | 60.33 | 2.2% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 60.46 | -1.1% |
| 150th | Sweden | 60.85 | -0.1% |
| 151st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.87 | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Tuvalu | 60.95 | 2.0% |
| 153rd | Eswatini | 61.20 | -1.0% |
| 154th | Kyrgyz Republic | 61.61 | 0.0% |
| 155th | Faroe Islands | 61.88 | -1.0% |
| 156th | Virgin Islands (US) | 62.13 | 1.6% |
| 157th | France | 62.36 | 0.5% |
| 158th | Finland | 62.47 | 0.5% |
| 159th | Marshall Islands | 63.21 | 1.9% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 64.18 | -1.2% |
| 161st | Kiribati | 64.19 | -0.1% |
| 162nd | Tajikistan | 66.84 | 0.7% |
| 163rd | Ghana | 66.92 | -1.2% |
| 164th | Israel | 66.96 | -0.1% |
| 165th | Timor-Leste | 67.33 | -2.8% |
| 166th | Nauru | 68.80 | 1.1% |
| 167th | Gabon | 68.88 | -0.1% |
| 168th | Kenya | 69.31 | -2.3% |
| 169th | Iraq | 69.45 | -1.9% |
| 170th | Namibia | 69.48 | 0.4% |
| 171st | Equatorial Guinea | 70.20 | -0.5% |
| 172nd | Japan | 70.25 | 0.0% |
| 173rd | Solomon Islands | 70.57 | -1.5% |
| 174th | Pakistan | 70.71 | -0.9% |
| 175th | Rwanda | 72.05 | -1.5% |
| 176th | Tonga | 72.84 | 0.3% |
| 177th | Sierra Leone | 72.87 | -1.6% |
| 178th | Comoros | 72.93 | -1.2% |
| 179th | West Bank and Gaza | 73.59 | -1.1% |
| 180th | São Tomé and Principe | 74.32 | -2.2% |
| 181st | Senegal | 74.59 | -2.3% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 74.81 | -1.6% |
| 183rd | Vanuatu | 75.39 | -0.3% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 75.85 | -0.8% |
| 185th | Eritrea | 76.42 | -2.2% |
| 186th | Togo | 76.47 | -1.0% |
| 187th | South Sudan | 77.59 | -2.8% |
| 188th | Liberia | 77.74 | -1.8% |
| 189th | Yemen, Republic of | 77.97 | -0.2% |
| 190th | Sudan | 78.69 | -0.8% |
| 191st | Gambia, The | 78.81 | -1.5% |
| 192nd | Congo, Republic of | 78.91 | -0.9% |
| 193rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.20 | -1.2% |
| 194th | Zambia | 79.52 | -1.7% |
| 195th | Samoa | 79.67 | 0.9% |
| 196th | Malawi | 80.33 | -2.6% |
| 197th | Cameroon | 81.23 | -1.0% |
| 198th | Nigeria | 81.69 | -1.7% |
| 199th | Guinea | 81.82 | -1.2% |
| 200th | Benin | 82.43 | -1.1% |
| 201st | Zimbabwe | 82.55 | -1.0% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 83.70 | -2.1% |
| 203rd | Afghanistan | 84.96 | -1.3% |
| 204th | Tanzania | 85.02 | -0.8% |
| 205th | Uganda | 86.64 | -1.6% |
| 206th | Mauritania | 87.13 | -1.1% |
| 207th | Angola | 90.59 | -0.5% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 91.30 | -0.6% |
| 209th | Burundi | 94.08 | -2.0% |
| 210th | Mali | 96.76 | -1.2% |
| 211th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 96.77 | 0.0% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 97.49 | -0.5% |
| 213th | Chad | 97.86 | -1.1% |
| 214th | Niger | 99.51 | -1.4% |
| 215th | Monaco | 99.85 | -0.6% |
| 216th | Central African Republic | 105.59 | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's dependency ratio in 2022?▾
Costa Rica's dependency ratio in 2022 was 45.14. This ranked 43rd globally.
How did Costa Rica's dependency ratio change in 2022?▾
Costa Rica's dependency ratio decreased by 0.3% in 2022 compared to 2021.
Which country had the highest dependency ratio in 2022?▾
Central African Republic had the highest dependency ratio in 2022 at 105.59.
What is the dependency ratio of Costa Rica in 2022?▾
The dependency ratio of Costa Rica in 2022 was 45.14. This ranked 43rd globally.
How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Costa Rica's dependency ratio?▾
Costa Rica's dependency ratio went from 45.27 in 2021 to 45.14 in 2022, a 0.3% decrease.
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