American Samoa vs Suriname: Fertility rate: births per woman
American Samoa
2.29 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Suriname rank
93rd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- American Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 2.29 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 0.1374 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.264 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.4986 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.6841 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.9068 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.2739 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, American Samoa or Suriname?
- American Samoa, at 2.29 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between American Samoa and Suriname?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The 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.