Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate, total
Gabon
3.59 births per woman
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
3.6 births per woman
in 2024
Gabon rank
40th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.6 births per woman against 3.59 births per woman in Gabon, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Gabon ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 births per woman | 6.34 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 5.37 births per woman | 6.5 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.69 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman | 0.4468 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 4.97 births per woman | 5.55 births per woman | 0.5742 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.26 births per woman | 4.99 births per woman | 0.7289 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.99 births per woman | 4.37 births per woman | 0.3814 births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.71 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | 0.0074 births per woman | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.6 births per woman against 3.59 births per woman in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Gabon ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). 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 represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.