Laos vs Northern Mariana Islands: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Laos
2.4 live births per woman
in 2024
Northern Mariana Islands
2.32 live births per woman
in 2024
Laos rank
85th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
87th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Laos
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.4 live births per woman against 2.32 live births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 85th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 7 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.26 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 0.1993 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1960s | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.15 live births per woman | 0.1535 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 0.5004 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 6.28 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.42 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 0.218 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 0.0614 live births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Laos or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Laos, at 2.4 live births per woman against 2.32 live births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Laos and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Laos ranks 85th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); 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.