Madagascar vs South Sudan: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar rank
29th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Madagascar
- South Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.97 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.2693 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.021 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.98 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.3311 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.49 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.871 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.04 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.27 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.8454 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.45 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.3176 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.07 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0617 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, Madagascar or South Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 3.97 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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.