Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Children per woman vs population growth

Sao Tome and Principe
2.26
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.28
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
33rd

Children per woman vs population growth over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zimbabwe
01234195019862023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.28 against 2.26 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 1.83 3.31 1.48 Zimbabwe
1960s 2.32 3.38 1.06 Zimbabwe
1970s 2.84 3.48 0.6336 Zimbabwe
1980s 2.98 3.29 0.3137 Zimbabwe
1990s 2.95 2.11 0.8381 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 3.05 2.04 1 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2.66 2.49 0.1728 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 2.25 2.27 0.0251 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs population growth, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.28 against 2.26 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs population growth between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
0.02, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for children per woman vs population growth?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children per woman vs population growth
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