Democratic Republic of Congo vs Costa Rica: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.82 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Costa Rica
0.82 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
178th
Costa Rica rank
178th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Costa Rica
0246195520272100

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th and Costa Rica ranks 178th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 13 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 5.97 births per woman in last 5 years 6.44 births per woman in last 5 years 0.468 births per woman in last 5 years Costa Rica
1960s 6.07 births per woman in last 5 years 6.58 births per woman in last 5 years 0.503 births per woman in last 5 years Costa Rica
1970s 6.33 births per woman in last 5 years 4.79 births per woman in last 5 years 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 6.48 births per woman in last 5 years 3.63 births per woman in last 5 years 2.85 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 6.69 births per woman in last 5 years 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years 3.47 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 6.7 births per woman in last 5 years 2.43 births per woman in last 5 years 4.26 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 6.57 births per woman in last 5 years 1.94 births per woman in last 5 years 4.62 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 6 births per woman in last 5 years 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years 4.44 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2030s 4.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 3.06 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2040s 3 births per woman in last 5 years 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years 1.87 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2050s 2.23 births per woman in last 5 years 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2060s 1.7 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9745 births per woman in last 5 years 0.721 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2070s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 0.932 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4425 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2080s 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years 0.892 births per woman in last 5 years 0.247 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2090s 0.938 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8475 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0905 births per woman in last 5 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2100s 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0 births per woman in last 5 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Democratic Republic of Congo or Costa Rica?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years in Costa Rica as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th and Costa Rica ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).