Iraq vs Namibia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Iraq
3.22 live births per woman
in 2024
Namibia
3.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
51st
Namibia rank
52nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.22 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 0.0918 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1960s | 6.73 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 0.3182 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 0.4208 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 0.3964 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 0.8053 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.56 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 0.889 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.5096 live births per woman | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.31 live births per woman | 3.26 live births per woman | 0.0436 live births per woman | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Iraq or Namibia?
- Iraq, at 3.22 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 52nd 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.