Bahamas vs Saint Lucia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Bahamas
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Saint Lucia
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Bahamas rank
198th
Saint Lucia rank
196th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Bahamas, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 198th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 4.87 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 3.53 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2.62 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 0.4697 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 0.1214 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.1208 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 0.014 live births per woman | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Bahamas or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Lucia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Bahamas ranks 198th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th 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.