Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious

Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3.7 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.

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

Rwanda ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 8.22 live births per woman 6.2 live births per woman 2.01 live births per woman Rwanda
1960s 8.24 live births per woman 6.34 live births per woman 1.9 live births per woman Rwanda
1970s 8.12 live births per woman 6.5 live births per woman 1.62 live births per woman Rwanda
1980s 7.73 live births per woman 6.13 live births per woman 1.6 live births per woman Rwanda
1990s 6.4 live births per woman 5.55 live births per woman 0.8503 live births per woman Rwanda
2000s 5.47 live births per woman 4.99 live births per woman 0.4794 live births per woman Rwanda
2010s 4.16 live births per woman 4.37 live births per woman 0.2085 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.81 live births per woman 3.73 live births per woman 0.0762 live births per woman Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Rwanda, at 3.7 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 Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.06 live births per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
Rwanda ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.