Botswana vs Eswatini: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Botswana
2.7 live births per woman
in 2024
Eswatini
2.72 live births per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
68th
Eswatini rank
67th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.72 live births per woman against 2.7 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 68th and Eswatini ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 0.1755 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.78 live births per woman | 0.1962 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.7 live births per woman | 0.1486 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 6.19 live births per woman | 0.6561 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.62 live births per woman | 0.7462 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 0.5898 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.1286 live births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 2.78 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 0.0186 live births per woman | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 2.72 live births per woman against 2.7 live births per woman in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Eswatini ranks 67th 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.