Namibia vs Nauru: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Nauru
3.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Namibia rank
52nd
Nauru rank
49th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.12 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 0.9889 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1970s | 6.48 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.89 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.65 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 0.8147 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.67 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.1702 live births per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.3795 live births per woman | Nauru |
| 2020s | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 0.1222 live births per woman | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Namibia or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.12 live births per woman, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th 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.