Seychelles vs Western Sahara: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Seychelles
2.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Seychelles rank
103rd
Western Sahara rank
101st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Seychelles
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 2.16 live births per woman against 2.13 live births per woman in Seychelles, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 103rd and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.05 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 5.64 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.8486 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 4.62 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 3.16 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 2.39 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.14 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.8595 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.1781 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 0.0242 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
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, Seychelles or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 2.16 live births per woman against 2.13 live births per woman in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Seychelles and Western Sahara?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Western Sahara rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd 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.