Botswana vs Micronesia (country): Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Botswana

2.73 live births per woman

in 2023

Micronesia (country)

2.75 live births per woman

in 2023

Botswana rank

68th

Micronesia (country) rank

67th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Botswana
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.016 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 68th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th 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.