American Samoa vs Ecuador: Birth rate

American Samoa
15.39 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador
15.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
108th
Ecuador rank
110th

Birth rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 15.39 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.36 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

American Samoa ranks 108th and Ecuador ranks 110th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Ecuador Difference Ahead
1950s 42.9 births per 1,000 people 44.53 births per 1,000 people 1.63 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
1960s 40.64 births per 1,000 people 42.85 births per 1,000 people 2.21 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
1970s 34.58 births per 1,000 people 38.52 births per 1,000 people 3.94 births per 1,000 people Ecuador
1980s 33.82 births per 1,000 people 32.61 births per 1,000 people 1.21 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
1990s 33.99 births per 1,000 people 28.12 births per 1,000 people 5.87 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2000s 26.81 births per 1,000 people 23.72 births per 1,000 people 3.1 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2010s 19.71 births per 1,000 people 19.13 births per 1,000 people 0.5868 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2020s 15.55 births per 1,000 people 15.68 births per 1,000 people 0.128 births per 1,000 people Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, American Samoa or Ecuador?
American Samoa, at 15.39 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between American Samoa and Ecuador?
0.36 births per 1,000 people, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Ecuador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Ecuador rank globally for birth rate?
American Samoa ranks 108th and Ecuador ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.