Cuba vs Switzerland: Fertility rate: births per woman
Cuba
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Switzerland
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Cuba rank
186th
Switzerland rank
187th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Cuba
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.34 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.92 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.2255 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.0641 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.1281 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 0.124 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 0.0132 live births per woman | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cuba or Switzerland?
- Cuba, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cuba and Switzerland?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cuba ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 187th 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.