Lesotho vs Saint Martin (French part): Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Lesotho
- Saint Martin (French part)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French part) currently reports 2.72 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Saint Martin (French part) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saint Martin (French part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 0.6811 live births per woman | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.569 live births per woman | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 0.5816 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 3.14 live births per woman | 2.27 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.72 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.7524 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.5349 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 0.0223 live births per woman | Saint Martin (French part) |
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, Lesotho or Saint Martin (French part)?
- Saint Martin (French part), at 2.72 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Lesotho and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 69th 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.