Guadeloupe vs South Africa: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Guadeloupe
2.06
in 2023
South Africa
2.07
in 2023
Guadeloupe rank
107th
South Africa rank
105th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Guadeloupe
  • South Africa
0246195019862023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.07 against 2.06 in Guadeloupe, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guadeloupe ahead.

Guadeloupe ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guadeloupe averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guadeloupe South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 5.04 4.59 0.4513 Guadeloupe
1960s 5.11 4.66 0.4493 Guadeloupe
1970s 3.49 4.08 0.5847 South Africa
1980s 2.33 3.78 1.45 South Africa
1990s 2.13 2.78 0.6559 South Africa
2000s 2.19 2.19 0.0018 Guadeloupe
2010s 2.13 2.19 0.0559 South Africa
2020s 2.1 2.09 0.0105 Guadeloupe

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, Guadeloupe or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.07 against 2.06 in Guadeloupe as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Guadeloupe and South Africa?
0.01, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and South Africa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guadeloupe and South Africa rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Guadeloupe ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 105th 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