Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Sex ratio at age 60
Costa Rica
91.52 males per 100 females
in 2023
Uruguay
91.6 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
140th
Uruguay rank
138th
Sex ratio at age 60 over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 91.6 males per 100 females against 91.52 males per 100 females in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 96.03 males per 100 females | 100.87 males per 100 females | 4.84 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 95.71 males per 100 females | 101.04 males per 100 females | 5.33 males per 100 females | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 93.65 males per 100 females | 93.41 males per 100 females | 0.2433 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 92.95 males per 100 females | 89.7 males per 100 females | 3.25 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 93.26 males per 100 females | 89.09 males per 100 females | 4.17 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 93.92 males per 100 females | 88.18 males per 100 females | 5.74 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 92.14 males per 100 females | 88.94 males per 100 females | 3.2 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 91.63 males per 100 females | 91.15 males per 100 females | 0.4791 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio at age 60, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 91.6 males per 100 females against 91.52 males per 100 females in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio at age 60 between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.08 males per 100 females, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for sex ratio at age 60?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio at age 60. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of males per 100 females at age 60.