Peru vs Sri Lanka: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Peru
1.93
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.95
in 2023
Peru rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
114th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Peru
  • Sri Lanka
0246195019862023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.95 against 1.93 in Peru, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 4.94 4.57 0.3712 Peru
1960s 5.22 4.45 0.7661 Peru
1970s 4.8 3.66 1.14 Peru
1980s 3.97 2.89 1.08 Peru
1990s 3.14 2.28 0.857 Peru
2000s 2.54 2.21 0.3263 Peru
2010s 2.19 2.07 0.1193 Peru
2020s 1.97 1.97 0.0002 Peru

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, Peru or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.95 against 1.93 in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Peru and Sri Lanka?
0.02, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Peru ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th 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