Botswana vs Samoa: Birth rate vs. death rate
Botswana
24.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
56th
Samoa rank
54th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 24.71 births per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.69 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 5.86 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 45.65 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 8.14 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39.71 births per 1,000 people | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 4.21 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 30.39 births per 1,000 people | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 3.24 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 27.92 births per 1,000 people | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 2.27 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 26.86 births per 1,000 people | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 2.86 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 25.23 births per 1,000 people | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 1.23 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Botswana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 24.71 births per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Botswana and Samoa?
- 0.69 births per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Botswana ranks 56th and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.