Ethiopia vs Liberia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Liberia rank
30th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.99 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.0522 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3127 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.6258 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.8152 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.6376 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.043 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 0.0732 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 Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.99 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th 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.