Brunei Darussalam vs Costa Rica: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Brunei Darussalam
0.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
123rd
Costa Rica rank
120th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 0.99 deaths per 100 live births in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.34 deaths per 100 live births | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1960s | 6.73 deaths per 100 live births | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.463 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.286 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.973 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.191 deaths per 100 live births | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.941 deaths per 100 live births | 0.102 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.986 deaths per 100 live births | 0.032 deaths per 100 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Brunei Darussalam or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 0.99 deaths per 100 live births in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.