Malaysia vs Maldives: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Malaysia
1.54 live births per woman
in 2024
Maldives
1.56 live births per woman
in 2024
Malaysia rank
159th
Maldives rank
156th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.56 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 159th and Maldives ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.1156 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.87 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1970s | 4.56 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.28 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 0.1228 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.0228 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 0.0104 live births per woman | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.56 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Malaysia ranks 159th and Maldives ranks 156th 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.