Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.32 births per woman against 1.29 births per woman in Switzerland, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 187th and Switzerland ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.6481 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.2477 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.0412 births per woman | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 1.32 births per woman against 1.29 births per woman in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 187th and Switzerland ranks 189th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.