Nicaragua vs Western Sahara: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Nicaragua
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
98th
Western Sahara rank
101st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Nicaragua
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.22 live births per woman against 2.16 live births per woman in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.06 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 Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.13 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.956 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 7.02 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.5325 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 0.2598 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.4 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 0.044 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.2443 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.81 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.1858 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.0047 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 0.05 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 Western Sahara?
- Nicaragua, at 2.22 live births per woman against 2.16 live births per woman in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Nicaragua and Western Sahara?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Western Sahara rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th and Western Sahara ranks 101st 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.