American Samoa vs Suriname: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
American Samoa
2.29 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Suriname rank
93rd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- American Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 2.29 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 0.1374 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.264 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.4986 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.6841 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.9068 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.2739 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, American Samoa or Suriname?
- American Samoa, at 2.29 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between American Samoa and Suriname?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd 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. share living in extreme poverty. 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.