Cuba vs Netherlands: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Cuba
1.45 live births per woman
in 2024
Netherlands
1.43 live births per woman
in 2024
Cuba rank
185th
Netherlands rank
188th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.45 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 185th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 0.8587 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.34 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.92 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 0.2298 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 0.0094 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.1709 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.03 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.067 live births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 1.45 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Cuba ranks 185th and Netherlands ranks 188th 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.