Botswana vs Syria: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Syria rank
70th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Botswana
- Syria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Syria, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.9513 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 0.9319 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.9711 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 0.9119 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 0.5479 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.081 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.028 live births per woman | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Botswana or Syria?
- Botswana, at 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Botswana and Syria?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Syria rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Syria ranks 70th 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.