Fiji vs Suriname: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Fiji
2.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Suriname
2.25 live births per woman
in 2023
Fiji rank
91st
Suriname rank
93rd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.28 live births per woman against 2.25 live births per woman in Suriname, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 0.1775 live births per woman | Fiji |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.5241 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1970s | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.4943 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.0425 live births per woman | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3.25 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 0.2544 live births per woman | Fiji |
| 2000s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 0.0855 live births per woman | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 0.004 live births per woman | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.0358 live births per woman | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Fiji or Suriname?
- Fiji, at 2.28 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 Fiji and Suriname?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Fiji ranks 91st 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.