Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Costa Rica or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 9.4% 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 Solomon Islands?

0.2%, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Solomon Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.

Costa Rica vs Solomon Islands: Share of births by age of mother

Costa Rica

9.2%

in 2023

Solomon Islands

9.4%

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

97th

Solomon Islands rank

95th

Share of births by age of mother over time

Costa Rica
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 9.4% against 9.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

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 Solomon Islands ranks 95th 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	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11.2%	10.4%	0.8%	Costa Rica
1960s	12.4%	11.2%	1.2%	Costa Rica
1970s	17.8%	12.6%	5.2%	Costa Rica
1980s	17.1%	14.7%	2.4%	Costa Rica
1990s	17.9%	14.0%	3.9%	Costa Rica
2000s	19.8%	10.6%	9.3%	Costa Rica
2010s	16.5%	9.4%	7.1%	Costa Rica
2020s	9.8%	9.5%	0.3%	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 Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 9.4% 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 Solomon Islands?: 0.2%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Solomon Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Costa Rica ranks 97th and Solomon Islands ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator: Share of births by age of mother
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.