Costa Rica vs Finland: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Costa Rica
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Finland
1.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Finland rank
211th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.33 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Finland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.298 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.1305 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0083 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 1.33 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Finland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.