Greenland vs India: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Greenland
1.93 live births per woman
in 2024
India
1.96 live births per woman
in 2024
Greenland rank
119th
India rank
116th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Greenland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.96 live births per woman against 1.93 live births per woman in Greenland, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Greenland ranks 119th and India ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 0.2604 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 5.88 live births per woman | 0.1945 live births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 5.24 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | India |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 4.47 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | India |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | India |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.651 live births per woman | India |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 1.97 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.0318 live births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Greenland or India?
- India, at 1.96 live births per woman against 1.93 live births per woman in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Greenland and India?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and India?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and India rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Greenland ranks 119th and India ranks 116th 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.