Cuba vs Sweden: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Cuba
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Sweden
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Cuba rank
186th
Sweden rank
188th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Cuba
- Sweden
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.34 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.92 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 0.008 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.2265 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.1957 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 0.2052 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 0.135 live births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Cuba or Sweden?
- Cuba, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Cuba and Sweden?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Cuba ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th 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.