Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Sao Tome and Principe
3.6 live births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 live births per woman
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
Zimbabwe rank
38th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.67 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.2 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.9016 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.8433 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 0.3252 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 0.2384 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 5.55 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.99 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 1.16 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.37 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 0.4302 live births per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.7 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 0.0326 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.67 live births per woman against 3.6 live births per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th 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.