Haiti vs Lesotho: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Haiti
2.66 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Haiti rank
75th
Lesotho rank
72nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Haiti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Haiti, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.22 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.4613 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1960s | 6.11 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.3509 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1970s | 5.76 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 0.0088 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 0.0877 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1990s | 4.94 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 0.7112 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.92 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.4193 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 2010s | 3.16 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 0.0284 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.73 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.0295 live births per woman | Lesotho |
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, Haiti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Haiti and Lesotho?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Haiti ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 72nd 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.