Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate: births per woman
Gabon
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Gabon rank
41st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.65 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Gabon ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 4.75 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 5.37 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.69 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 0.4468 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 4.97 live births per woman | 5.55 live births per woman | 0.5742 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 0.7289 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.99 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 0.3814 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.74 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 0.0102 live births per woman | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gabon, at 3.65 live births per woman against 3.64 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Gabon ranks 41st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd 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.