Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Timor-Leste
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Timor-Leste rank
71st
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Lesotho
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Timor-Leste ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.7284 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.2758 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.3 live births per woman | 0.4649 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 0.1863 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 0.7308 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 0.0965 live births per woman | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Timor-Leste ranks 71st 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.