Botswana vs Syria: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Syria rank
70th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Botswana
- Syria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Syria, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.9513 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 0.9319 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.9711 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 0.9119 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 0.5479 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.081 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.028 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 Syria?
- Botswana, at 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Botswana and Syria?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Syria rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Syria ranks 70th 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.