Benin vs Sudan: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Benin
3.93
in 2023
Sudan
4
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Sudan rank
16th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Benin
  • Sudan
0246195019862023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4 against 3.93 in Benin, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Benin ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 3.47 4.74 1.28 Sudan
1960s 4.16 5.1 0.94 Sudan
1970s 4.71 5.31 0.5925 Sudan
1980s 5.15 5 0.1503 Benin
1990s 4.93 4.9 0.0391 Benin
2000s 4.59 4.71 0.1208 Sudan
2010s 4.41 4.44 0.0282 Sudan
2020s 4.01 4.09 0.0789 Sudan

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, Benin or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4 against 3.93 in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Benin and Sudan?
0.07, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sudan rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Benin ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 16th 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