Faroe Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Faroe Islands
2.22
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.25
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
92nd
Saudi Arabia rank
89th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Saudi Arabia
23456195019862023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.25 against 2.22 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.03.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.55 5.09 1.54 Saudi Arabia
1960s 3.79 5.76 1.97 Saudi Arabia
1970s 2.92 6.3 3.38 Saudi Arabia
1980s 2.36 6.13 3.77 Saudi Arabia
1990s 2.47 4.87 2.4 Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.5 3.33 0.8324 Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.45 2.64 0.1945 Saudi Arabia
2020s 2.27 2.19 0.0797 Faroe Islands

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, Faroe Islands or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.25 against 2.22 in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
0.03, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Faroe Islands ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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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About this data

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