American Samoa vs Suriname: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
American Samoa
2.29 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Suriname rank
93rd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- American Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 2.29 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 0.1374 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.264 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.4986 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.6841 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.9068 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.2739 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | American Samoa |
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 Suriname?
- American Samoa, at 2.29 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between American Samoa and Suriname?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Suriname rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd 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.