Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Papua New Guinea
3.07 live births per woman
in 2024
Tonga
3.1 live births per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Tonga rank
56th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.1 live births per woman against 3.07 live births per woman in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.8555 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1960s | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 0.2497 live births per woman | Tonga |
| 1970s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 0.2695 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.48 live births per woman | 5.34 live births per woman | 0.1378 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.86 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.2675 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.1293 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.59 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.0161 live births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.17 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 0.0014 live births per woman | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.1 live births per woman against 3.07 live births per woman in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 56th 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.