Costa Rica vs Greece: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Costa Rica
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Greece
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Greece rank
207th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.33 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Greece ranks 207th 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 | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 4.15 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 3.6 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.7017 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.4135 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0015 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 Greece?
- Greece, at 1.33 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 0 live births per woman, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Greece ranks 207th 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.