Canada vs Costa Rica: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Canada
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.32 births per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
190th
Costa Rica rank
187th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.32 births per woman against 1.25 births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 190th and Costa Rica ranks 187th of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 births per woman | 5.94 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.9 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.69 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.66 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.59 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | 0.4911 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | 0.1847 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 0.0148 births per woman | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.32 births per woman against 1.25 births per woman in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Canada ranks 190th and Costa Rica ranks 187th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.