New Zealand vs Saint Helena: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
New Zealand
1.66 live births per woman
in 2024
Saint Helena
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
New Zealand rank
143rd
Saint Helena rank
144th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- New Zealand
- Saint Helena
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.66 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
New Zealand ranks 143rd and Saint Helena ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.74 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 2.57 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 0.8264 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 2 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 0.5134 live births per woman | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 0.1235 live births per woman | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 0.4014 live births per woman | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 0.2543 live births per woman | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.011 live births per woman | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, New Zealand or Saint Helena?
- New Zealand, at 1.66 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between New Zealand and Saint Helena?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saint Helena?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Saint Helena rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- New Zealand ranks 143rd and Saint Helena ranks 144th 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.