Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Nigeria
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.53 children per women
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.53 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.5375 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 3.76 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 1.17 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 4.27 children per women | 5.41 children per women | 1.14 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 4.4 children per women | 5.12 children per women | 0.7232 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 4.23 children per women | 4.8 children per women | 0.5663 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.38 children per women | 4.57 children per women | 0.1949 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.15 children per women | 4.17 children per women | 0.0208 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.59 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 0.0143 children per women | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nigeria, at 3.53 children per women against 3.53 children per women in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 children per women, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival 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
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).