Costa Rica vs Liberia: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Costa Rica
0.82 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Liberia
0.819 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
178th
Liberia rank
180th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Costa Rica
- Liberia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.819 births per woman in last 5 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.001 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.
Costa Rica ranks 178th and Liberia ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.08 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.359 births per woman in last 5 years | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 6.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1915 births per woman in last 5 years | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.79 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.63 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 1980s | 3.63 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.19 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 1990s | 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 6.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.21 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 2.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.87 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.44 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.94 births per woman in last 5 years | 5.13 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.19 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years | 4.05 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.49 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2030s | 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.79 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.53 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2040s | 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.02 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.89 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2050s | 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.61 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.5525 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2060s | 0.9745 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.3315 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2070s | 0.932 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1565 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2080s | 0.892 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.9285 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0365 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2090s | 0.8475 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.8525 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.005 births per woman in last 5 years | Liberia |
| 2100s | 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.819 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.001 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, Costa Rica or Liberia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.819 births per woman in last 5 years in Liberia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Costa Rica and Liberia?
- 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Liberia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Liberia rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Costa Rica ranks 178th and Liberia ranks 180th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).