Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Pakistan
3.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Pakistan rank
43rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
42nd

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.64 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 6.8 live births per woman 6.2 live births per woman 0.598 live births per woman Pakistan
1960s 6.8 live births per woman 6.34 live births per woman 0.4601 live births per woman Pakistan
1970s 6.8 live births per woman 6.5 live births per woman 0.2994 live births per woman Pakistan
1980s 6.59 live births per woman 6.13 live births per woman 0.4598 live births per woman Pakistan
1990s 5.93 live births per woman 5.55 live births per woman 0.3804 live births per woman Pakistan
2000s 4.78 live births per woman 4.99 live births per woman 0.2021 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.05 live births per woman 4.37 live births per woman 0.3181 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.69 live births per woman 3.73 live births per woman 0.0433 live births per woman Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. human development index, Pakistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.64 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. human development index between Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.04 live births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate vs. human development index?
Pakistan ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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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.