Mali vs Somalia: Children per woman vs population growth

Mali
3.14
in 2023
Somalia
3.31
in 2023
Mali rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd

Children per woman vs population growth over time

  • Mali
  • Somalia
1234195019862023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.31 against 3.14 in Mali, a difference of 0.17.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Mali ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.58 2.65 1.07 Somalia
1960s 1.73 2.58 0.8467 Somalia
1970s 2.17 2.66 0.4907 Somalia
1980s 2.67 3.08 0.4106 Somalia
1990s 2.85 2.93 0.0745 Somalia
2000s 3.33 3.42 0.0914 Somalia
2010s 3.38 3.19 0.193 Mali
2020s 3.14 3.27 0.1209 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs population growth, Mali or Somalia?
Somalia, at 3.31 against 3.14 in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs population growth between Mali and Somalia?
0.17, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for children per woman vs population growth?
Mali ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children per woman vs population growth
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