Ghana vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate, total
Ghana
3.4 births per woman
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.6 births per woman
in 2023
Ghana rank
46th
Vanuatu rank
43rd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ghana
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.6 births per woman against 3.4 births per woman in Ghana, a difference of 0.2 births per woman.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 46th and Vanuatu ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.77 births per woman | 6.02 births per woman | 0.7444 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.15 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 0.6941 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.22 births per woman | 4.88 births per woman | 0.3387 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.5 births per woman | 4.26 births per woman | 0.2375 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.95 births per woman | 3.97 births per woman | 0.0214 births per woman | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.47 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 0.2032 births per woman | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ghana or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.6 births per woman against 3.4 births per woman in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 0.2 births per woman, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ghana ranks 46th and Vanuatu ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release