Malaysia vs Maldives: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Malaysia
1.55 live births per woman
in 2023
Maldives
1.57 live births per woman
in 2023
Malaysia rank
158th
Maldives rank
155th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.57 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 158th and Maldives ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.1156 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.87 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1970s | 4.56 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.28 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 0.1228 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.0228 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 0.0088 live births per woman | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.57 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Malaysia ranks 158th and Maldives ranks 155th 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.