American Samoa vs Libya: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
American Samoa
2.29 live births per woman
in 2023
Libya
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Libya rank
87th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- American Samoa
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 0.9856 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 7.77 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 7.95 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 0.5491 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.9877 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.1734 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.43 live births per woman | 0.112 live births per woman | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, American Samoa or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between American Samoa and Libya?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Libya rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.