Greenland vs Viet Nam: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Greenland
1.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.91 live births per woman
in 2023
Greenland rank
119th
Viet Nam rank
121st
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Greenland
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 0.5136 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 0.007 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 0.3184 live births per woman | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.3965 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.0817 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.0408 live births per woman | Greenland |
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 Viet Nam?
- Greenland, at 1.95 live births per woman against 1.91 live births per woman in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Greenland and Viet Nam?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Viet Nam rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Greenland ranks 119th and Viet Nam ranks 121st 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.