Ghana vs Vanuatu: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Ghana
3.4 live births per woman
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Vanuatu rank
44th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Ghana
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.6 live births per woman against 3.4 live births per woman in Ghana, a difference of 0.2 live births per woman.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Ghana ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.1893 live births per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.327 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.02 live births per woman | 0.7444 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.15 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 0.6941 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.88 live births per woman | 0.3387 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.5 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 0.2375 live births per woman | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.95 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 0.0214 live births per woman | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.2032 live births per woman | Vanuatu |
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, Ghana or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.6 live births per woman against 3.4 live births per woman in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 0.2 live births per woman, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Vanuatu rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Ghana ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 44th 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.