American Samoa vs Laos: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

American Samoa
2.23
in 2023
Laos
2.3
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Laos rank
87th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • American Samoa
  • Laos
0246195019862023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 2.3 against 2.23 in American Samoa, a difference of 0.07.

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

American Samoa ranks 90th and Laos ranks 87th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Laos Difference Ahead
1950s 5.61 3.86 1.75 American Samoa
1960s 6.11 4.18 1.92 American Samoa
1970s 4.99 4.49 0.4995 American Samoa
1980s 4.18 4.89 0.719 Laos
1990s 4.08 4.57 0.4821 Laos
2000s 3.62 3.41 0.2188 American Samoa
2010s 2.76 2.64 0.1194 American Samoa
2020s 2.27 2.35 0.0822 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, American Samoa or Laos?
Laos, at 2.3 against 2.23 in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between American Samoa and Laos?
0.07, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Laos?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Laos rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
American Samoa ranks 90th and Laos ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed