Costa Rica vs Sweden: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants
Costa Rica
4.39
in 2022
Sweden
4.6
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
21st
Sweden rank
20th
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.6 against 4.39 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.21.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 | 7.09 | 1.15 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.07 | 5.01 | 2.06 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7.71 | 5.43 | 2.28 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.78 | 4.02 | 2.76 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.97 | 4.72 | 1.24 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 5.21 | 0.0429 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.26 | 3.97 | 0.2982 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.6 against 4.39 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.21, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.