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

Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Vanuatu rank
44th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.64 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd and Vanuatu ranks 44th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 6.2 live births per woman 6.99 live births per woman 0.7882 live births per woman Vanuatu
1960s 6.34 live births per woman 6.58 live births per woman 0.2394 live births per woman Vanuatu
1970s 6.5 live births per woman 6.02 live births per woman 0.4753 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 6.13 live births per woman 5.46 live births per woman 0.6726 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 5.55 live births per woman 4.88 live births per woman 0.6689 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 4.99 live births per woman 4.26 live births per woman 0.7277 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.37 live births per woman 3.97 live births per woman 0.4041 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.73 live births per woman 3.67 live births per woman 0.062 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.64 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
0.04 live births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd and Vanuatu ranks 44th 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.