Costa Rica vs Latvia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Costa Rica
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Latvia
1.34 live births per woman
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Latvia rank
206th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.34 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.7065 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 0.2003 live births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 0.115 live births per woman | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.34 live births per woman against 1.33 live births per woman in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.