Chad vs Somalia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Chad
4.94
in 2023
Somalia
5.16
in 2023
Chad rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Chad
  • Somalia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 5.16 against 4.94 in Chad, a difference of 0.22.

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

Chad ranks 5th 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 Chad Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.52 4.59 1.07 Somalia
1960s 3.84 4.74 0.9006 Somalia
1970s 4.34 4.76 0.4198 Somalia
1980s 4.63 4.99 0.3671 Somalia
1990s 4.98 5.25 0.2692 Somalia
2000s 5.16 5.61 0.4498 Somalia
2010s 5.18 5.44 0.2618 Somalia
2020s 5 5.22 0.217 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, Chad or Somalia?
Somalia, at 5.16 against 4.94 in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Chad and Somalia?
0.22, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Chad ranks 5th 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