Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Malawi
3.59 live births per woman
in 2024
Solomon Islands
3.51 live births per woman
in 2024
Malawi rank
42nd
Solomon Islands rank
45th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.59 live births per woman against 3.51 live births per woman in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 0.2385 live births per woman | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 0.1344 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 6.95 live births per woman | 0.4146 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 0.8195 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 5.32 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 4.49 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | 0.3288 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 0.0986 live births per woman | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at 3.59 live births per woman against 3.51 live births per woman in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Malawi ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 45th 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.