Guatemala vs Suriname: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling

Guatemala
2.29 live births per woman
in 2024
Suriname
2.23 live births per woman
in 2024
Guatemala rank
90th
Suriname rank
93rd

Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time

  • Guatemala
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.29 live births per woman against 2.23 live births per woman in Suriname, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 6.93 live births per woman 6.37 live births per woman 0.5641 live births per woman Guatemala
1960s 6.84 live births per woman 6.28 live births per woman 0.5628 live births per woman Guatemala
1970s 6.42 live births per woman 4.72 live births per woman 1.7 live births per woman Guatemala
1980s 5.84 live births per woman 3.67 live births per woman 2.17 live births per woman Guatemala
1990s 5.11 live births per woman 2.99 live births per woman 2.12 live births per woman Guatemala
2000s 4.04 live births per woman 2.82 live births per woman 1.22 live births per woman Guatemala
2010s 3.03 live births per woman 2.55 live births per woman 0.4796 live births per woman Guatemala
2020s 2.36 live births per woman 2.27 live births per woman 0.0872 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 Suriname?
Guatemala, at 2.29 live births per woman against 2.23 live births per woman in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Guatemala and Suriname?
0.06 live births per woman, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Suriname?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
Guatemala ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 93rd 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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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,919 data points, 1891–2024
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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.