Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity

Samoa
3.83
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79
in 2023
Samoa rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
36th

Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity over time

  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 3.83 against 3.79 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04.

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

Samoa ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 7.69 6.08 1.61 Samoa
1960s 7.65 6.3 1.35 Samoa
1970s 6.68 6.51 0.1682 Samoa
1980s 5.5 6.58 1.08 Sierra Leone
1990s 4.78 6.54 1.75 Sierra Leone
2000s 4.41 5.91 1.5 Sierra Leone
2010s 4.35 4.71 0.3527 Sierra Leone
2020s 3.91 3.93 0.0177 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
Samoa, at 3.83 against 3.79 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
0.04, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity?
Samoa ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed