Costa Rica vs Malawi: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled
Costa Rica
44.11
in 2025
Malawi
44.8
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
147th
Malawi rank
146th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 44.8 against 44.11 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.69.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malawi ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 146th of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.28 | 83.49 | 61.21 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 39.53 | 75.48 | 35.95 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 42.62 | 83.09 | 40.47 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 49.07 | 65.64 | 16.57 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 47.64 | 54.01 | 6.37 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 44.8 against 44.11 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 0.69, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 146th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.