Nicaragua vs South Africa: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Nicaragua
2.21 live births per woman
in 2024
South Africa
2.21 live births per woman
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
98th
South Africa rank
99th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Nicaragua
- South Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.21 live births per woman against 2.21 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.13 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 7.02 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 6.46 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.4 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 0.9178 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.7222 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.81 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.3406 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.0906 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 0.015 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Nicaragua or South Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 2.21 live births per woman against 2.21 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 0 live births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th 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.