Faroe Islands vs Suriname: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Faroe Islands
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
95th
Suriname rank
93rd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Faroe Islands
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.25 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Faroe Islands, 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 Suriname ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1960s | 3.88 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.98 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 0.489 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.2994 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.0805 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.005 live births per woman | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Faroe Islands or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.25 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Faroe Islands and Suriname?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th 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.