Lesotho vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
73rd
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Lesotho
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 0.0988 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.9147 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 0.2223 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 0.4798 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.6455 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.7556 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 0.2454 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.015 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, Lesotho or Turkmenistan?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd 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.