Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Number of births
Costa Rica
51,969 births
in 2023
Kuwait
49,342 births
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Kuwait rank
135th
Number of births over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 51,969 births against 49,342 births in Kuwait, a difference of 2,627 births.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Kuwait ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49,859 births | 8,913 births | 40,947 births | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 62,045 births | 22,503 births | 39,542 births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 63,208 births | 43,110 births | 20,097 births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 80,425 births | 55,221 births | 25,204 births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 81,152 births | 40,810 births | 40,342 births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 74,254 births | 49,029 births | 25,225 births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 69,396 births | 57,715 births | 11,682 births | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 53,744 births | 48,486 births | 5,258 births | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 51,969 births against 49,342 births in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 2,627 births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for number of births?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Kuwait ranks 135th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.