Maldives vs United Kingdom: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Maldives
1.56 live births per woman
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.55 live births per woman
in 2024
Maldives rank
156th
United Kingdom rank
157th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Maldives
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.56 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 156th and United Kingdom ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 3.99 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1960s | 7.04 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 4.28 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1970s | 7.33 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1980s | 6.92 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 5.12 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1990s | 4.48 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.37 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.6132 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.222 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 0.021 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, Maldives or United Kingdom?
- Maldives, at 1.56 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and United Kingdom rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Maldives ranks 156th and United Kingdom ranks 157th 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.