Albania vs Costa Rica: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Albania
1.34 live births per woman
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.32 live births per woman
in 2024
Albania rank
206th
Costa Rica rank
209th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Albania
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1.34 live births per woman against 1.32 live births per woman in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Albania ranks 206th and Costa Rica ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.55 live births per woman | 0.2011 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 0.2308 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.57 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.6117 live births per woman | Albania |
| 1980s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.46 live births per woman | 0.1989 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.72 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.092 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.86 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 0.2246 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 0.1704 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0008 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Albania or Costa Rica?
- Albania, at 1.34 live births per woman against 1.32 live births per woman in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Albania and Costa Rica?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Albania ranks 206th and Costa Rica ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.