Greenland vs India: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Greenland
1.87
in 2023
India
1.89
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
India rank
118th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Greenland
  • India
23456195019862023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.89 against 1.87 in Greenland, a difference of 0.02.

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

Greenland ranks 119th and India ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland India Difference Ahead
1950s 4.93 3.81 1.12 Greenland
1960s 5.19 4.1 1.1 Greenland
1970s 2.32 3.9 1.58 India
1980s 1.99 3.58 1.59 India
1990s 2.3 3.16 0.8537 India
2000s 2.22 2.7 0.4809 India
2010s 1.97 2.19 0.2226 India
2020s 1.89 1.92 0.0223 India

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, Greenland or India?
India, at 1.89 against 1.87 in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Greenland and India?
0.02, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and India?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and India rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Greenland ranks 119th and India ranks 118th 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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