Lithuania vs Spain: Share of births that are twins
Lithuania
1.7%
in 2020
Spain
1.6%
in 2021
Lithuania rank
4th
Spain rank
5th
Share of births that are twins over time
- Lithuania
- Spain
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th of 23 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births that are twins, Lithuania or Spain?
- Lithuania, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of births that are twins between Lithuania and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2020.
- How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for share of births that are twins?
- Lithuania ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births that are twins. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.