Botswana vs East Timor: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Botswana
2.58
in 2023
East Timor
2.54
in 2023
Botswana rank
71st
East Timor rank
74th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Botswana
  • East Timor
0246195019862023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.58 against 2.54 in East Timor, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 71st and East Timor ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 4.79 3.28 1.51 Botswana
1960s 5.04 3.39 1.66 Botswana
1970s 5.33 3.03 2.29 Botswana
1980s 4.84 3.86 0.9846 Botswana
1990s 3.47 4.56 1.09 East Timor
2000s 2.85 4.95 2.09 East Timor
2010s 2.81 3.59 0.7834 East Timor
2020s 2.64 2.66 0.0229 East Timor

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, Botswana or East Timor?
Botswana, at 2.58 against 2.54 in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Botswana and East Timor?
0.04, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Botswana ranks 71st and East Timor ranks 74th 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