Costa Rica vs Greece: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
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
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Greece ranks 207th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.