Costa Rica vs Thailand: Adolescent fertility rate

Costa Rica
24.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Thailand
25.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
118th
Thailand rank
117th

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 25.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 24.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.21 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 117th of 218 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 95.08 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 75.41 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 19.67 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica
1970s 92.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 62.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 29.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica
1980s 95.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 52.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 43.46 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica
1990s 87.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 48.04 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 39.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica
2000s 70.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 47.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 23.64 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica
2010s 56.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 46.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 10.46 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica
2020s 27.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 26.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.8466 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Thailand, at 25.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 24.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.21 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
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Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.