China vs Vatican: Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity

China
0.999
in 2023
Vatican
1
in 2023
China rank
228th
Vatican rank
227th

Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity over time

  • China
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Vatican currently reports 1 against 0.999 in China, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 228th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 5.93 1 4.93 China
1960s 6 1 5 China
1970s 4.07 1 3.07 China
1980s 2.68 1 1.68 China
1990s 1.73 1 0.7264 China
2000s 1.63 1 0.6281 China
2010s 1.69 1 0.6908 China
2020s 1.1 1 0.0965 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity, China or Vatican?
Vatican, at 1 against 0.999 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity between China and Vatican?
0.001, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Vatican rank globally for children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity?
China ranks 228th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed