Sao Tome and Principe vs Solomon Islands: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Solomon Islands
3.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Solomon Islands rank
45th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.64 live births per woman against 3.56 live births per woman in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 0.9155 live births per woman | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 0.6751 live births per woman | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 0.4525 live births per woman | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 0.245 live births per woman | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 5.55 live births per woman | 5.32 live births per woman | 0.2247 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.99 live births per woman | 4.49 live births per woman | 0.4947 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.37 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | 0.1749 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.66 live births per woman | 0.0762 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Solomon Islands?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.64 live births per woman against 3.56 live births per woman in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Solomon Islands rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 45th 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.