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

Congo
0.818 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Costa Rica
0.82 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Congo rank
181st
Costa Rica rank
178th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
0246195520272100

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.818 births per woman in last 5 years in Congo, a difference of 0.002 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.

Congo ranks 181st and Costa Rica ranks 178th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 13 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 6.06 births per woman in last 5 years 6.44 births per woman in last 5 years 0.38 births per woman in last 5 years Costa Rica
1960s 6.1 births per woman in last 5 years 6.58 births per woman in last 5 years 0.478 births per woman in last 5 years Costa Rica
1970s 6.35 births per woman in last 5 years 4.79 births per woman in last 5 years 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
1980s 6.08 births per woman in last 5 years 3.63 births per woman in last 5 years 2.45 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
1990s 5.29 births per woman in last 5 years 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years 2.08 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2000s 4.83 births per woman in last 5 years 2.43 births per woman in last 5 years 2.39 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2010s 4.72 births per woman in last 5 years 1.94 births per woman in last 5 years 2.78 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2020s 4.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years 2.52 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2030s 2.84 births per woman in last 5 years 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2040s 2.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9435 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2050s 1.65 births per woman in last 5 years 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years 0.593 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2060s 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9745 births per woman in last 5 years 0.347 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2070s 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.932 births per woman in last 5 years 0.163 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2080s 0.9225 births per woman in last 5 years 0.892 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0305 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2090s 0.852 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8475 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0045 births per woman in last 5 years Congo
2100s 0.818 births per woman in last 5 years 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Congo or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.818 births per woman in last 5 years in Congo as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Congo and Costa Rica?
0.002 births per woman in last 5 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Congo ranks 181st 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).