Eritrea vs Gabon: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Eritrea
3.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Gabon
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Gabon rank
41st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Eritrea
- Gabon
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.71 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Gabon, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Gabon ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 5.37 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.8818 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 4.97 live births per woman | 0.977 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.26 live births per woman | 0.756 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 3.99 live births per woman | 0.2709 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.82 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 0.0833 live births per woman | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Gabon?
- Eritrea, at 3.71 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Eritrea and Gabon?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Gabon ranks 41st 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.