Belize vs Peru: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Belize

2.01 live births per woman

in 2023

Peru

1.98 live births per woman

in 2023

Belize rank

113th

Peru rank

115th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Belize
Peru

How they compare

Belize currently reports 2.01 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in Peru, a difference of 0.027 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 113th and Peru ranks 115th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The 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.