Botswana vs East Timor: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
East Timor
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
East Timor rank
71st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Botswana
- East Timor
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in East Timor, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.5478 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 5.3 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 0.0684 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 0.8967 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 0.0515 live births per woman | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- Botswana, at 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Botswana and East Timor?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Botswana ranks 68th and East Timor ranks 71st 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.