British Virgin Islands vs Vatican: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
British Virgin Islands
1.05 live births per woman
in 2024
Vatican
1 live births per woman
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
226th
Vatican rank
228th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Vatican
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 1.05 live births per woman against 1 live births per woman in Vatican, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 226th and Vatican ranks 228th of 236 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.16 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 4.22 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 3.22 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 3.35 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 1.05 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.7958 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.38 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 1.08 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.0767 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1.02 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 0.0184 live births per woman | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, British Virgin Islands or Vatican?
- British Virgin Islands, at 1.05 live births per woman against 1 live births per woman in Vatican as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between British Virgin Islands and Vatican?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Vatican?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Vatican rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 226th and Vatican ranks 228th 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.