Mexico vs Palau: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Mexico
1.89 live births per woman
in 2024
Palau
1.88 live births per woman
in 2024
Mexico rank
122nd
Palau rank
124th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Mexico
- Palau
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.89 live births per woman against 1.88 live births per woman in Palau, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Mexico ranks 122nd and Palau ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.74 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 0.4292 live births per woman | Palau |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2087 live births per woman | Palau |
| 1970s | 5.81 live births per woman | 5 live births per woman | 0.8064 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.13 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.09 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 0.6144 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 0.5834 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.1721 live births per woman | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.0126 live births per woman | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Mexico or Palau?
- Mexico, at 1.89 live births per woman against 1.88 live births per woman in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Mexico and Palau?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Palau?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Palau rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Mexico ranks 122nd and Palau ranks 124th 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.