Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Samoa
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Samoa rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.83 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.5852 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.464 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 0.1432 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 0.395 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 0.4526 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 0.5771 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 0.4117 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 0.161 live births per woman | Samoa |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Samoa, at 3.83 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Samoa ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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.