Costa Rica vs Greece: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Costa Rica
1.32 live births per woman
in 2024
Greece
1.34 live births per woman
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
209th
Greece rank
207th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Greece 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.
Costa Rica ranks 209th and Greece ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 4.15 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 3.6 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.7017 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.4135 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0024 live births per woman | Greece |
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 Greece?
- Greece, 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 Costa Rica and Greece?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Costa Rica ranks 209th and Greece ranks 207th 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.