Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Sao Tome and Principe
3.6 live births per woman
in 2024
Vanuatu
3.57 live births per woman
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
Vanuatu rank
43rd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.6 live births per woman against 3.57 live births per woman in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.7882 live births per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.2394 live births per woman | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.02 live births per woman | 0.4753 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 0.6726 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 5.55 live births per woman | 4.88 live births per woman | 0.6689 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.99 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 0.7277 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.37 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 0.4041 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.7 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 0.055 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.6 live births per woman against 3.57 live births per woman in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 43rd 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.