Botswana vs Micronesia (country): Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Micronesia (country) rank
67th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Botswana
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.1364 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.77 live births per woman | 0.1877 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 0.2873 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.81 live births per woman | 0.2834 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.7098 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.69 live births per woman | 0.5457 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 0.0516 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 0.0005 live births per woman | Botswana |
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, Botswana or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Botswana and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Micronesia (country)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Micronesia (country) rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th 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.