Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Eritrea
3.68 live births per woman
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
3.6 live births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
37th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Eritrea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.68 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.2 live births per woman | 0.3028 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 0.1523 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.0764 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 0.435 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 5.55 live births per woman | 0.4028 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 0.0271 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 0.1105 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 0.0916 live births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Eritrea, at 3.68 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th 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.