Cape Verde vs Denmark: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Cape Verde
1.52 live births per woman
in 2023
Denmark
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
165th
Denmark rank
166th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cape Verde
- Denmark
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 165th and Denmark ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.65 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 4.1 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 6.96 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 4.5 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 6.76 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 4.92 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.93 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.58 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.83 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.2922 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.0695 live births per woman | Denmark |
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, Cape Verde or Denmark?
- Cape Verde, at 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Denmark rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th and Denmark ranks 166th 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.