Costa Rica vs Greece: Fertility rate, total
Costa Rica
1.33 births per woman
in 2023
Greece
1.32 births per woman
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
187th
Greece rank
189th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.33 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Greece, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 187th and Greece ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.96 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 0.7331 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 0.4137 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.37 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 0.0015 births per woman | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Costa Rica or Greece?
- Costa Rica, at 1.33 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 187th and Greece ranks 189th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release