Botswana vs Timor-Leste: Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita

Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Timor-Leste
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Timor-Leste rank
71st

Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Botswana ranks 68th and Timor-Leste ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1950s 6.53 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 0.0365 live births per woman Botswana
1960s 6.58 live births per woman 6.04 live births per woman 0.5478 live births per woman Botswana
1970s 6.55 live births per woman 5.3 live births per woman 1.25 live births per woman Botswana
1980s 5.53 live births per woman 5.6 live births per woman 0.0684 live births per woman Timor-Leste
1990s 3.88 live births per woman 5.91 live births per woman 2.03 live births per woman Timor-Leste
2000s 3.15 live births per woman 5.59 live births per woman 2.44 live births per woman Timor-Leste
2010s 3.02 live births per woman 3.92 live births per woman 0.8967 live births per woman Timor-Leste
2020s 2.8 live births per woman 2.85 live births per woman 0.0515 live births per woman Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. gdp per capita, Botswana or Timor-Leste?
Botswana, at 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Timor-Leste?
0.02 live births per woman, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Timor-Leste?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Timor-Leste rank globally for fertility rate vs. gdp per capita?
Botswana ranks 68th and Timor-Leste ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.