Cape Verde vs Portugal: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Cape Verde
1.5
in 2023
Portugal
1.5
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
166th
Portugal rank
165th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.5 against 1.5 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 5 2.68 2.32 Cape Verde
1960s 5.63 2.86 2.78 Cape Verde
1970s 5.9 2.58 3.32 Cape Verde
1980s 5.41 1.8 3.62 Cape Verde
1990s 4.31 1.47 2.84 Cape Verde
2000s 2.73 1.4 1.32 Cape Verde
2010s 1.98 1.32 0.6538 Cape Verde
2020s 1.52 1.41 0.1068 Cape Verde

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, Cape Verde or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.5 against 1.5 in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Cape Verde and Portugal?
0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Cape Verde ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 165th 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
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