Barbados vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality rate wdi

Barbados
0.8338
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.8345
in 2024
Barbados rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
119th

Infant mortality rate wdi over time

  • Barbados
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8345 against 0.8338 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 10.66 7.99 2.67 Barbados
1960s 4.94 6.16 1.22 Costa Rica
1970s 2.93 3.58 0.6495 Costa Rica
1980s 1.79 1.58 0.2125 Barbados
1990s 1.28 1.14 0.1406 Barbados
2000s 1.23 0.8994 0.3294 Barbados
2010s 1.08 0.7533 0.3286 Barbados
2020s 0.8877 0.7936 0.094 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate wdi, Barbados or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.8345 against 0.8338 in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate wdi between Barbados and Costa Rica?
0.0007, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality rate wdi?
Barbados ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed