Gabon vs Rwanda: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Gabon
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Gabon rank
41st
Rwanda rank
39th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Gabon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.7 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Gabon, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 live births per woman | 8.22 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 4.75 live births per woman | 8.24 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 5.37 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 5.69 live births per woman | 7.73 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.97 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.26 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.99 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | 0.1729 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.74 live births per woman | 3.81 live births per woman | 0.066 live births per woman | Rwanda |
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, Gabon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.7 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 Gabon and Rwanda?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Rwanda rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Gabon ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 39th 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.