Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

Costa Rica
0.0203 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Zimbabwe
0.019 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Costa Rica rank
79th
Zimbabwe rank
82nd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0203 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.019 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0013 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 10.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 12.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Zimbabwe
2010s 6.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 11.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 4.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Zimbabwe
2020s 1.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.1779 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Zimbabwe
2030s 0.5326 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.4065 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.1261 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Costa Rica
2040s 0.0203 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.019 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0014 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
Costa Rica, at 0.0203 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.019 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in Zimbabwe as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
0.0013 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.