Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Adolescent fertility rate

Botswana
53.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
53.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Botswana rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
63rd

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 53.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 53.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Botswana, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 130.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 93.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 36.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Botswana
1970s 139.46 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 93.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 46.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Botswana
1980s 127.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 88.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 38.82 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Botswana
1990s 89.09 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 79.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 9.81 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Botswana
2000s 66.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 74.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.95 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Papua New Guinea
2010s 55.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 63.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 8.04 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Papua New Guinea
2020s 54.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 54.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.4444 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 53.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 53.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
0.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Botswana ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.