Nigeria vs Suriname: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Nigeria
0.925 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Suriname
0.925 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nigeria rank
106th
Suriname rank
106th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Nigeria
  • Suriname
0246195520272100

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years in Suriname, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Suriname ahead.

Nigeria ranks 106th and Suriname ranks 106th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 13 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 6.4 births per woman in last 5 years 6.56 births per woman in last 5 years 0.16 births per woman in last 5 years Suriname
1960s 6.38 births per woman in last 5 years 6.56 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1815 births per woman in last 5 years Suriname
1970s 6.49 births per woman in last 5 years 5.68 births per woman in last 5 years 0.809 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
1980s 6.82 births per woman in last 5 years 4.04 births per woman in last 5 years 2.78 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
1990s 6.46 births per woman in last 5 years 3.3 births per woman in last 5 years 3.17 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2000s 6.14 births per woman in last 5 years 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years 3.22 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2010s 5.95 births per woman in last 5 years 2.63 births per woman in last 5 years 3.32 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2020s 5.16 births per woman in last 5 years 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years 2.83 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2030s 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years 1.88 births per woman in last 5 years 2.03 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2040s 3.05 births per woman in last 5 years 1.55 births per woman in last 5 years 1.5 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2050s 2.47 births per woman in last 5 years 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years 1.11 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2060s 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years 0.7445 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2070s 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.471 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2080s 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 1.02 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2645 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2090s 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years 0.965 births per woman in last 5 years 0.107 births per woman in last 5 years Nigeria
2100s 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years 0 births per woman in last 5 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Nigeria or Suriname?
Nigeria, at 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.925 births per woman in last 5 years in Suriname as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Nigeria and Suriname?
0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Suriname?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Nigeria and Suriname rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Nigeria ranks 106th and Suriname ranks 106th 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
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).