Belize vs Peru: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Belize
2.02 live births per woman
in 2024
Peru
1.97 live births per woman
in 2024
Belize rank
111th
Peru rank
114th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Belize
- Peru
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.02 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Peru, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Belize ranks 111th and Peru ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 0.3445 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 0.3298 live births per woman | Peru |
| 1970s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.4644 live births per woman | Belize |
| 1980s | 5.2 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 0.6779 live births per woman | Belize |
| 1990s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 0.6952 live births per woman | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.5225 live births per woman | Belize |
| 2010s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.1695 live births per woman | Belize |
| 2020s | 1.97 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 0.036 live births per woman | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Belize or Peru?
- Belize, at 2.02 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Belize and Peru?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Peru?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Peru rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Belize ranks 111th and Peru ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.