Afghanistan vs Mali: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Afghanistan
4.47
in 2023
Mali
4.84
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mali rank
6th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mali
0246195019862023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4.84 against 4.47 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.37.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 3.63 3.18 0.4428 Afghanistan
1960s 4.15 3.54 0.6137 Afghanistan
1970s 4.72 4.17 0.55 Afghanistan
1980s 5.2 4.82 0.384 Afghanistan
1990s 6.13 5.13 0.9957 Afghanistan
2000s 5.92 5.27 0.6468 Afghanistan
2010s 5.13 5.29 0.1617 Mali
2020s 4.58 4.92 0.3354 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Afghanistan or Mali?
Mali, at 4.84 against 4.47 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Afghanistan and Mali?
0.37, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed