Peru vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Peru

1.98 live births per woman

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1.97 live births per woman

in 2023

Peru rank

115th

Sri Lanka rank

118th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Peru
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.97 live births per woman in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.006 live births per woman.

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

Globally, Peru ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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.