Namibia vs Nauru: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Namibia

3.21 live births per woman

in 2023

Nauru

3.33 live births per woman

in 2023

Namibia rank

52nd

Nauru rank

49th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Namibia
Nauru

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 3.33 live births per woman against 3.21 live births per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.119 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 52nd and Nauru ranks 49th 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.