Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.4 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.26 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 6.31 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 6.29 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.28 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.3631 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 5.42 live births per woman | 5.08 live births per woman | 0.3478 live births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 0.3861 live births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 0.1416 live births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 0.2268 live births per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Saudi Arabia?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.4 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 85th 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.