Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Eritrea
3.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.71 live births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.4241 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.1948 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 0.0626 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.012 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.5875 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.8959 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.4447 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.82 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.1065 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.71 live births per woman in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.