Samoa vs South Sudan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Samoa
3.8 live births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 live births per woman
in 2024
Samoa rank
32nd
South Sudan rank
33rd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Samoa
- South Sudan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.8 live births per woman against 3.79 live births per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 32nd and South Sudan ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.5536 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.4244 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.6333 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.4178 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.89 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.073 live births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Samoa or South Sudan?
- Samoa, at 3.8 live births per woman against 3.79 live births per woman in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Samoa and South Sudan?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Samoa ranks 32nd and South Sudan ranks 33rd 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.