Lesotho vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty

Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
70th

Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time

  • Lesotho
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 5.76 live births per woman 7.59 live births per woman 1.83 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
1960s 5.76 live births per woman 7.53 live births per woman 1.77 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 5.77 live births per woman 7.48 live births per woman 1.71 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 5.41 live births per woman 6.5 live births per woman 1.09 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 4.23 live births per woman 4.79 live births per woman 0.5632 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 3.5 live births per woman 3.7 live births per woman 0.1923 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 3.19 live births per woman 3.1 live births per woman 0.0849 live births per woman Lesotho
2020s 2.76 live births per woman 2.77 live births per woman 0.017 live births per woman Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Lesotho or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Lesotho and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.02 live births per woman, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syrian Arab Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 70th 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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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.