Liberia vs Madagascar: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia rank
30th
Madagascar rank
29th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.97 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 7.2 live births per woman | 0.634 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2596 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.1974 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.1412 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.54 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.2713 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.1713 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.06 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.0133 live births per woman | Madagascar |
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, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.97 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 Liberia and Madagascar?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.