Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Bolivia
28.14 years
in 2023
Costa Rica
28.2 years
in 2023
Bolivia rank
188th
Costa Rica rank
186th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.2 years against 28.14 years in Bolivia, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 188th and Costa Rica ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.79 years | 29.25 years | 0.5446 years | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 29.96 years | 29.09 years | 0.8691 years | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 29.79 years | 28 years | 1.79 years | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 29.37 years | 27.48 years | 1.89 years | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 28.96 years | 26.87 years | 2.09 years | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 28.59 years | 26.44 years | 2.15 years | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 28.29 years | 26.84 years | 1.46 years | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 28.16 years | 28.07 years | 0.0865 years | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 28.2 years against 28.14 years in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 0.06 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Bolivia ranks 188th and Costa Rica ranks 186th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.