Greenland vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Greenland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.97 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Greenland, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 0.741 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 0.8176 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 0.1431 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.0874 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.0419 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 0.0145 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Greenland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.97 live births per woman against 1.95 live births per woman in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Greenland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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.