Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Guatemala
2.29 live births per woman
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.31 live births per woman
in 2024
Guatemala rank
90th
Saudi Arabia rank
88th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Guatemala
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.31 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in Guatemala, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Guatemala ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 0.66 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 6.84 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 0.7994 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 6.42 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 0.9897 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.8085 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 5.11 live births per woman | 5.08 live births per woman | 0.0366 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.04 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 0.6257 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 0.347 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 0.1262 live births per woman | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Guatemala or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.31 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Saudi Arabia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Guatemala ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th 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.