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

Costa Rica
0.82 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Tanzania
0.83 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
178th
Tanzania rank
175th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tanzania
0246195520272100

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 175th of 200 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 6.44 births per woman in last 5 years 6.53 births per woman in last 5 years 0.091 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1960s 6.58 births per woman in last 5 years 6.71 births per woman in last 5 years 0.138 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1970s 4.79 births per woman in last 5 years 6.88 births per woman in last 5 years 2.09 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1980s 3.63 births per woman in last 5 years 6.89 births per woman in last 5 years 3.26 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
1990s 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years 6.24 births per woman in last 5 years 3.03 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2000s 2.43 births per woman in last 5 years 5.73 births per woman in last 5 years 3.29 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2010s 1.94 births per woman in last 5 years 5.33 births per woman in last 5 years 3.38 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2020s 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years 4.64 births per woman in last 5 years 3.08 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2030s 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 3.31 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2040s 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years 2.44 births per woman in last 5 years 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2050s 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8745 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2060s 0.9745 births per woman in last 5 years 1.53 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5555 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2070s 0.932 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3415 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2080s 0.892 births per woman in last 5 years 1.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.17 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2090s 0.8475 births per woman in last 5 years 0.891 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0435 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2100s 0.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania

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 Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.83 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 Costa Rica and Tanzania?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Costa Rica and Tanzania rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Costa Rica ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 175th 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
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).