Brazil vs Costa Rica: Median age vs births per woman

Brazil
33.94
in 2023
Costa Rica
34.07
in 2023
Brazil rank
105th
Costa Rica rank
104th

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 34.07 against 33.94 in Brazil, a difference of 0.13.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 17.27 16.35 0.9165 Brazil
1960s 16.82 15.73 1.09 Brazil
1970s 18.11 17.7 0.4155 Brazil
1980s 20.12 20.45 0.3305 Costa Rica
1990s 22.58 22.78 0.2016 Costa Rica
2000s 25.87 25.81 0.0608 Brazil
2010s 30.24 29.95 0.2837 Brazil
2020s 33.31 33.29 0.0207 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 34.07 against 33.94 in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.13, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Brazil ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Median age vs 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

Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed