Samoa vs South Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Samoa
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Samoa rank
34th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Samoa
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.86 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.5536 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.4244 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.6333 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.4178 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0953 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, Samoa or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.86 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Samoa and South Sudan?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Samoa ranks 34th 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
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.