Comoros vs Madagascar: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comoros
3.88 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Comoros rank
31st
Madagascar rank
29th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Comoros
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.97 live births per woman against 3.88 live births per woman in Comoros, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Comoros ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.24 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 1.16 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.95 live births per woman | 7.2 live births per woman | 0.2514 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.15 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.1635 live births per woman | Comoros |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.5015 live births per woman | Comoros |
| 1990s | 5.85 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.1892 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.251 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 4.46 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.0042 live births per woman | Comoros |
| 2020s | 3.97 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.0998 live births per woman | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Comoros or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.97 live births per woman against 3.88 live births per woman in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Comoros and Madagascar?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Madagascar rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Comoros ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.