Costa Rica vs Iraq: Sex ratio by age
Costa Rica
19.49 males per 100 females
in 2023
Iraq
18.42 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
124th
Iraq rank
127th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.49 males per 100 females against 18.42 males per 100 females in Iraq, a difference of 1.07 males per 100 females.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Iraq ranks 127th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.35 males per 100 females | 38.83 males per 100 females | 5.52 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 24.1 males per 100 females | 22.5 males per 100 females | 1.6 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 12.5 males per 100 females | 19.01 males per 100 females | 6.51 males per 100 females | Iraq |
| 1980s | 7.6 males per 100 females | 11.54 males per 100 females | 3.95 males per 100 females | Iraq |
| 1990s | 30.93 males per 100 females | 14.42 males per 100 females | 16.51 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.52 males per 100 females | 19.86 males per 100 females | 2.66 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.14 males per 100 females | 22.53 males per 100 females | 3.38 males per 100 females | Iraq |
| 2020s | 20.01 males per 100 females | 21.75 males per 100 females | 1.73 males per 100 females | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 19.49 males per 100 females against 18.42 males per 100 females in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 1.07 males per 100 females, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th and Iraq ranks 127th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio by age. 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 100+.