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Costa Rica - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 18.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

18.5 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 217 economies

vs global median

1.5×

Growth since 1960

3.08×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119601970198019902000201020202025#148#812022 overtook Bahamas2025 overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #148 to #81 (overtook Bahamas). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Costa Rica ↓

Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Bahamas in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020256.0110.1714.3418.5
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