Costa Rica vs Italy: Sex ratio by age
Costa Rica
19.49 males per 100 females
in 2023
Italy
19.76 males per 100 females
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
124th
Italy rank
122nd
Sex ratio by age over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.76 males per 100 females against 19.49 males per 100 females in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.27 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Italy ranks 122nd of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.35 males per 100 females | 30.73 males per 100 females | 13.62 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 24.1 males per 100 females | 37.52 males per 100 females | 13.42 males per 100 females | Italy |
| 1970s | 12.5 males per 100 females | 39.46 males per 100 females | 26.96 males per 100 females | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.6 males per 100 females | 35.75 males per 100 females | 28.15 males per 100 females | Italy |
| 1990s | 30.93 males per 100 females | 25.51 males per 100 females | 5.43 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.52 males per 100 females | 19.8 males per 100 females | 2.73 males per 100 females | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.14 males per 100 females | 20.26 males per 100 females | 1.12 males per 100 females | Italy |
| 2020s | 20.01 males per 100 females | 20.35 males per 100 females | 0.3384 males per 100 females | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 19.76 males per 100 females against 19.49 males per 100 females in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.27 males per 100 females, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th and Italy ranks 122nd 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+.