Belgium vs Costa Rica: Age at first marriage, female
Belgium
26.3
in 2011
Costa Rica
26.4
in 2018
Belgium rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
56th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.4 against 26.3 in Belgium, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 166 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.73 | 23.57 | 6.15 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 26.3 | 23.9 | 2.4 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 26.4 against 26.3 in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.1, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Belgium ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.