Greenland vs Mexico: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Mexico
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Mexico rank
122nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Greenland
- Mexico
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Mexico, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 0.6155 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 6.77 live births per woman | 0.689 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 5.81 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 3.09 live births per woman | 0.596 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.53 live births per woman | 0.1747 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.115 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.023 live births per woman | Greenland |
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, Greenland or Mexico?
- Greenland, at 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Greenland and Mexico?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Mexico rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Mexico ranks 122nd 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.