Bangladesh vs Western Sahara: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Bangladesh
2.14 live births per woman
in 2024
Western Sahara
2.18 live births per woman
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
102nd
Western Sahara rank
100th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Bangladesh
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 2.18 live births per woman against 2.14 live births per woman in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd and Western Sahara ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.3259 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 6.78 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.2971 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.7 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 0.4992 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 0.2242 live births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.77 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.346 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 2.89 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.1048 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.2017 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 0.0342 live births per woman | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 2.18 live births per woman against 2.14 live births per woman in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Western Sahara rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd and Western Sahara ranks 100th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.