Samoa vs South Sudan: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Samoa
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Samoa rank
34th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Samoa
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.86 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.5536 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.4244 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.6333 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.4178 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0953 live births per woman | South Sudan |
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, Samoa or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.86 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Samoa and South Sudan?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and South Sudan rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Samoa ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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.