Namibia vs Nauru: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Namibia
3.03
in 2023
Nauru
3.04
in 2023
Namibia rank
54th
Nauru rank
53rd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Namibia
  • Nauru
0246195019862023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 3.04 against 3.03 in Namibia, a difference of 0.01.

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

Namibia ranks 54th and Nauru ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Nauru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nauru Difference Ahead
1950s 4.13 4.17 0.0384 Nauru
1960s 4.75 4.57 0.1883 Namibia
1970s 5.04 3.54 1.5 Namibia
1980s 4.9 3.46 1.44 Namibia
1990s 4.08 3.31 0.7697 Namibia
2000s 3.32 3.08 0.2404 Namibia
2010s 3.33 3.55 0.2188 Nauru
2020s 3.09 3.1 0.0114 Nauru

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, Namibia or Nauru?
Nauru, at 3.04 against 3.03 in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Namibia and Nauru?
0.01, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Namibia ranks 54th and Nauru ranks 53rd 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