Central African Republic vs Somalia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Central African Republic
5.14
in 2023
Somalia
5.16
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Somalia rank
2nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Somalia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 5.16 against 5.14 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.02.

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

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.51 4.59 1.07 Somalia
1960s 3.8 4.74 0.9448 Somalia
1970s 3.97 4.76 0.7907 Somalia
1980s 4.24 4.99 0.7503 Somalia
1990s 4.28 5.25 0.9668 Somalia
2000s 4.2 5.61 1.41 Somalia
2010s 4.66 5.44 0.7809 Somalia
2020s 4.73 5.22 0.4917 Somalia

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, Central African Republic or Somalia?
Somalia, at 5.16 against 5.14 in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Central African Republic and Somalia?
0.02, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd 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