Lesotho vs East Timor: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
East Timor
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
East Timor rank
71st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.7284 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.2758 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.3 live births per woman | 0.4649 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 0.1863 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 0.7308 live births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 0.0965 live births per woman | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- East Timor, at 2.71 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 East Timor?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and East Timor ranks 71st 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.