Ethiopia vs Gambia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Gambia rank
27th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.01 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.1286 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 0.4068 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 0.6469 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.9584 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 0.9952 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.67 live births per woman | 0.5035 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.3701 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.0062 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 4.01 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 27th 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.