Costa Rica vs Latvia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Costa Rica
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Latvia
1.34 live births per woman
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Latvia rank
206th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.34 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.7065 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 0.2003 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 0.115 live births per woman | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.34 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 Latvia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Latvia ranks 206th 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.