Lesotho vs Syria: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Syria rank
70th
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 0.5632 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 0.1923 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.0849 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.017 live births per woman | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. human development index, Lesotho or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. human development index between Lesotho and Syria?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 70th 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 vs. Human Development Index. 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.