Nicaragua vs South Africa: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Nicaragua
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
South Africa
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
98th
South Africa rank
99th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Nicaragua
- South Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.22 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.13 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 7.02 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 6.46 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.4 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 0.9178 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.7222 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.81 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.3406 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.0906 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.0185 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or South Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 2.22 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 0 live births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th 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.