Comoros vs South Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman

Comoros
3.88 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Comoros rank
31st
South Sudan rank
32nd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Comoros
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 3.88 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

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

Comoros ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 6.24 live births per woman 7.14 live births per woman 0.8912 live births per woman South Sudan
1960s 6.95 live births per woman 7.22 live births per woman 0.2724 live births per woman South Sudan
1970s 7.15 live births per woman 7.31 live births per woman 0.1676 live births per woman South Sudan
1980s 6.99 live births per woman 7.36 live births per woman 0.3695 live births per woman South Sudan
1990s 5.85 live births per woman 7.27 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman South Sudan
2000s 5.01 live births per woman 6.11 live births per woman 1.1 live births per woman South Sudan
2010s 4.46 live births per woman 4.77 live births per woman 0.3134 live births per woman South Sudan
2020s 3.97 live births per woman 4.01 live births per woman 0.038 live births per woman South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Comoros or South Sudan?
Comoros, at 3.88 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Comoros and South Sudan?
0.02 live births per woman, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Comoros ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
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

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.