Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Afghanistan
0.939 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nicaragua
0.945 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
96th
Nicaragua rank
93rd

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nicaragua
02468195520272100

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.945 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.939 births per woman in last 5 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 15 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 7.26 births per woman in last 5 years 7.11 births per woman in last 5 years 0.151 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
1960s 7.28 births per woman in last 5 years 7.13 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1455 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
1970s 7.4 births per woman in last 5 years 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5765 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
1980s 7.57 births per woman in last 5 years 6.01 births per woman in last 5 years 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
1990s 7.59 births per woman in last 5 years 4.67 births per woman in last 5 years 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2000s 7.49 births per woman in last 5 years 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years 4.28 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2010s 6.19 births per woman in last 5 years 2.62 births per woman in last 5 years 3.57 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2020s 4.75 births per woman in last 5 years 2.3 births per woman in last 5 years 2.46 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2030s 3.39 births per woman in last 5 years 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years 1.62 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2040s 2.52 births per woman in last 5 years 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years 1.12 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2050s 2 births per woman in last 5 years 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years 0.775 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2060s 1.6 births per woman in last 5 years 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years 0.463 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2070s 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 0.26 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2080s 1.12 births per woman in last 5 years 1.03 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0885 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2090s 0.986 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9765 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0095 births per woman in last 5 years Afghanistan
2100s 0.939 births per woman in last 5 years 0.945 births per woman in last 5 years 0.006 births per woman in last 5 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.945 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.939 births per woman in last 5 years in Afghanistan as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
0.006 births per woman in last 5 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).