Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Nigeria
3.53
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.53
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0246195019862023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.53 against 3.53 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

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 4.13 0.5375 Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 3.76 4.93 1.17 Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 4.27 5.41 1.14 Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 4.4 5.12 0.7232 Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 4.23 4.8 0.5663 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 4.38 4.57 0.1949 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.15 4.17 0.0208 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.59 3.6 0.0143 Sao Tome and Principe

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, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Nigeria, at 3.53 against 3.53 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th 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