Costa Rica vs Palau: Share of births by age of mother
Costa Rica
9.2%
in 2023
Palau
9.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Palau rank
96th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 9.3% against 9.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Palau ranks 96th 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 | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 10.2% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 13.3% | 4.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 13.1% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 10.3% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 7.3% | 12.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 7.6% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Palau, at 9.3% against 9.2% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Palau ranks 96th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. 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.