Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Costa Rica
1.31
in 2023
Jamaica
1.32
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Jamaica rank
207th
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.32 against 1.31 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Jamaica ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 | 3.94 | 1.72 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.35 | 5.15 | 0.2006 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.73 | 4.26 | 0.528 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.35 | 3.1 | 0.2549 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.74 | 2.71 | 0.0254 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 2.07 | 0.0293 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.5 | 0.2402 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.33 | 0.0159 | Costa Rica |
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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.32 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 Jamaica?
- 0.01, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Jamaica ranks 207th 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.