Iceland vs Malaysia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Iceland
1.54 live births per woman
in 2023
Malaysia
1.55 live births per woman
in 2023
Iceland rank
160th
Malaysia rank
158th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

  • Iceland
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.55 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 160th and Malaysia ranks 158th 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

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.