Guam vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Guam
2.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Marshall Islands
2.92 live births per woman
in 2023
Guam rank
63rd
Marshall Islands rank
60th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.92 live births per woman against 2.78 live births per woman in Guam, a difference of 0.14 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guam ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.88 live births per woman | 7.88 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 5.24 live births per woman | 8.14 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 7.83 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.96 live births per woman | 6.86 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.03 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.79 live births per woman | 4.29 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.99 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 0.2425 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.84 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 0.1143 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Guam or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.92 live births per woman against 2.78 live births per woman in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 0.14 live births per woman, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Marshall Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Guam ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 60th 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.