Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.07 live births per woman against 2.86 live births per woman in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.21 live births per woman.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.88 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 8.14 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 7.83 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 6.86 live births per woman | 5.48 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 5.26 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.4049 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 4.29 live births per woman | 4.25 live births per woman | 0.0426 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.23 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 0.3598 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.93 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 0.2306 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.07 live births per woman against 2.86 live births per woman in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.21 live births per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Marshall Islands ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th 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.