Singapore vs Vatican: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Singapore
0.943 live births per woman
in 2023
Vatican
1 live births per woman
in 2023
Singapore rank
230th
Vatican rank
227th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Singapore
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 1 live births per woman against 0.943 live births per woman in Singapore, a difference of 0.057 live births per woman.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 230th and Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.31 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 5.31 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1960s | 4.63 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.38 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.5846 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.4271 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.11 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.1107 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9623 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.0377 live births per woman | Vatican |
| 2020s | 0.943 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.057 live births per woman | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Singapore or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 1 live births per woman against 0.943 live births per woman in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Singapore and Vatican?
- 0.057 live births per woman, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Vatican rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Singapore ranks 230th and Vatican ranks 227th 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.