Faroe Islands vs Nicaragua: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Faroe Islands
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
98th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Faroe Islands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 2.24 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 live births per woman | 7.13 live births per woman | 3.38 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 3.88 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 3.13 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.98 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.4 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.51 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.284 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.0196 live births per woman | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.0325 live births per woman | Faroe Islands |
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, Faroe Islands or Nicaragua?
- Faroe Islands, at 2.24 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Faroe Islands and Nicaragua?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 98th 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.