Botswana vs Eswatini: Fertility rate: births per woman
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Eswatini
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Eswatini rank
65th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 68th and Eswatini ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 0.1755 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.78 live births per woman | 0.1962 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 0.1486 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 6.19 live births per woman | 0.6561 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.62 live births per woman | 0.7462 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 0.5898 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.1286 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.0195 live births per woman | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Eswatini ranks 65th 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.