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

Benin
3.93
in 2023
Uganda
4.03
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Uganda rank
15th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Benin
  • Uganda
0246195019862023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.03 against 3.93 in Benin, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Benin ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 3.47 4.34 0.8703 Uganda
1960s 4.16 4.7 0.535 Uganda
1970s 4.71 4.88 0.1695 Uganda
1980s 5.15 5.15 0.0046 Uganda
1990s 4.93 5.47 0.5397 Uganda
2000s 4.59 5.65 1.05 Uganda
2010s 4.41 4.93 0.5133 Uganda
2020s 4.01 4.18 0.1664 Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.03 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 Uganda?
0.1, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Benin ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th 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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About this data

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