Faroe Islands vs Nicaragua: Fertility rate: births per woman
Faroe Islands
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
98th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Faroe Islands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 2.24 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 live births per woman | 7.13 live births per woman | 3.38 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 3.88 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 3.13 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.98 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.4 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.51 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.284 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.0196 live births per woman | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.0325 live births per woman | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Faroe Islands or Nicaragua?
- Faroe Islands, at 2.24 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Faroe Islands and Nicaragua?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.