Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Cameroon
3.93
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
3.85
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
20th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Cameroon
  • Cote d'Ivoire
0246195019862023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.93 against 3.85 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.08.

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

Cameroon ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1950s 3.35 4.3 0.9432 Cote d'Ivoire
1960s 3.88 5 1.11 Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 4.62 5.56 0.9415 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 5.08 5.55 0.4734 Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 4.79 4.89 0.1007 Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 4.51 4.61 0.1053 Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 4.3 4.35 0.0424 Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 4.02 3.92 0.0984 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 3.93 against 3.85 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.08, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 20th 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