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

Panama
2.07
in 2023
South Africa
2.07
in 2023
Panama rank
104th
South Africa rank
105th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Panama
  • South Africa
0246195019862023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.07 against 2.07 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

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

Panama ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 4.93 4.59 0.3339 Panama
1960s 5.1 4.66 0.439 Panama
1970s 4.19 4.08 0.113 Panama
1980s 3.28 3.78 0.4947 South Africa
1990s 2.77 2.78 0.0141 South Africa
2000s 2.57 2.19 0.3871 Panama
2010s 2.44 2.19 0.2584 Panama
2020s 2.1 2.09 0.0142 Panama

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, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 2.07 against 2.07 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Panama and South Africa?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Panama ranks 104th 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
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