Botswana vs Eswatini: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Botswana

2.73 live births per woman

in 2023

Eswatini

2.75 live births per woman

in 2023

Botswana rank

68th

Eswatini rank

65th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Botswana
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.021 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 68th and Eswatini ranks 65th 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.