Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Malawi
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.65 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 0.677 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 0.8095 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.8671 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 1.06 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 5.55 live births per woman | 0.8895 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 0.8159 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 0.1539 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.76 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 0.0277 live births per woman | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malawi, at 3.65 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Malawi ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd 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.