American Samoa vs Northern Mariana Islands: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
American Samoa
2.29 live births per woman
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
88th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 0.1688 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.15 live births per woman | 0.3896 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 0.5736 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 0.2183 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 0.0982 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, American Samoa or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.