Costa Rica vs Greece: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Costa Rica
1.31
in 2023
Greece
1.33
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Greece rank
205th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.33 against 1.31 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.

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 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1950s 5.66 2.25 3.41 Costa Rica
1960s 5.35 2.23 3.12 Costa Rica
1970s 3.73 2.32 1.41 Costa Rica
1980s 3.35 1.81 1.55 Costa Rica
1990s 2.74 1.38 1.36 Costa Rica
2000s 2.04 1.37 0.671 Costa Rica
2010s 1.74 1.35 0.3935 Costa Rica
2020s 1.35 1.36 0.0095 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Costa Rica or Greece?
Greece, at 1.33 against 1.31 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.02, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Greece ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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