Haiti vs Lesotho: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Haiti
2.66 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Haiti rank
75th
Lesotho rank
72nd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Haiti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Haiti, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.22 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.4613 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1960s | 6.11 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.3509 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1970s | 5.76 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 0.0088 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 0.0877 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1990s | 4.94 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 0.7112 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.92 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.4193 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 2010s | 3.16 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 0.0284 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.73 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.0295 live births per woman | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Haiti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Haiti and Lesotho?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Haiti ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 72nd 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.