Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Malawi
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.65 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 0.677 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 0.8095 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.8671 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 1.06 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 5.55 live births per woman | 0.8895 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 0.8159 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 0.1539 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.76 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 0.0277 live births per woman | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malawi, at 3.65 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Malawi ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.