Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.7 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.22 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 5.55 live births per woman | 0.8503 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 0.4794 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 0.2085 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.81 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 0.0762 live births per woman | Rwanda |
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, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Rwanda, at 3.7 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 Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Rwanda ranks 39th 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.