Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Dominican Republic
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
94th
Suriname rank
93rd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Dominican Republic
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.25 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.62 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 7.06 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.7811 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 5.34 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.6167 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.1302 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 3.12 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 0.1235 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.1733 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.1018 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.0002 live births per woman | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.25 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th 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.