Cameroon vs Congo: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Cameroon
3.93
in 2023
Congo
3.89
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Congo rank
19th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Cameroon
  • Congo
0246195019862023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.93 against 3.89 in Congo, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Congo ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 3.35 4.13 0.7748 Congo
1960s 3.88 4.66 0.7812 Congo
1970s 4.62 5.05 0.4294 Congo
1980s 5.08 4.72 0.3531 Cameroon
1990s 4.79 4.28 0.5091 Cameroon
2000s 4.51 4.13 0.3752 Cameroon
2010s 4.3 4.25 0.0507 Cameroon
2020s 4.02 3.96 0.054 Cameroon

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, Cameroon or Congo?
Cameroon, at 3.93 against 3.89 in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Cameroon and Congo?
0.04, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Congo ranks 19th 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