Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Total Fertility Rate
Namibia
3.25
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
3.17
in 2022
Namibia rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Total Fertility Rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.25 against 3.17 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.42 | 6.18 | 0.2439 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 6.5 | 6.07 | 0.4299 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 5.88 | 5.48 | 0.3953 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.62 | 4.86 | 0.2331 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.66 | 4.25 | 0.5894 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.58 | 3.59 | 0.0136 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.3 | 3.22 | 0.082 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 3.25 against 3.17 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total fertility rate?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.