Costa Rica vs Finland: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Costa Rica
1.32 live births per woman
in 2024
Finland
1.29 live births per woman
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
209th
Finland rank
211th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.32 live births per woman against 1.29 live births per woman in Finland, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 209th and Finland ranks 211th 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 | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.298 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.1305 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.012 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, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 1.32 live births per woman against 1.29 live births per woman in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Costa Rica ranks 209th and Finland ranks 211th 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.