Guernsey vs Jamaica: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Guernsey
1.37 live births per woman
in 2024
Jamaica
1.35 live births per woman
in 2024
Guernsey rank
200th
Jamaica rank
203rd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Guernsey
- Jamaica
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 1.37 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Guernsey ranks 200th and Jamaica ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 live births per woman | 4.53 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2.28 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 3.36 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.76 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.56 live births per woman | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.47 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.49 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 0.6515 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 0.0804 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.011 live births per woman | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Guernsey or Jamaica?
- Guernsey, at 1.37 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Guernsey and Jamaica?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Jamaica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guernsey and Jamaica rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Guernsey ranks 200th and Jamaica ranks 203rd 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.