Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Birth rate vs. death rate
Rwanda
28.35 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
28.18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 28.35 births per 1,000 people against 28.18 births per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.17 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.33 births per 1,000 people | 42.91 births per 1,000 people | 13.42 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 49.27 births per 1,000 people | 40.3 births per 1,000 people | 8.97 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 50.26 births per 1,000 people | 40.54 births per 1,000 people | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 49.96 births per 1,000 people | 41.16 births per 1,000 people | 8.8 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 42.02 births per 1,000 people | 39.76 births per 1,000 people | 2.27 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 39.14 births per 1,000 people | 1.04 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 32.41 births per 1,000 people | 33.45 births per 1,000 people | 1.04 births per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 29.15 births per 1,000 people | 28.41 births per 1,000 people | 0.7485 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Rwanda, at 28.35 births per 1,000 people against 28.18 births per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.17 births per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Rwanda ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.