Barbados vs Costa Rica: Infant mortality
Barbados
0.9055
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.9081
in 2024
Barbados rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
118th
Infant mortality over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9081 against 0.9055 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 195 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15.2 | 9.17 | 6.03 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 11.47 | 8.58 | 2.89 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 5.43 | 6.76 | 1.33 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.27 | 4.03 | 0.7533 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.82 | 0.1697 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1.29 | 0.1063 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1 | 0.3234 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.814 | 0.3616 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.9646 | 0.8592 | 0.1054 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9081 against 0.9055 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.0026, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for infant mortality?
- Barbados ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.