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

Cote d'Ivoire
3.85
in 2023
Zambia
3.82
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
20th
Zambia rank
21st

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Zambia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 3.85 against 3.82 in Zambia, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.3 4.59 0.2973 Zambia
1960s 5 4.84 0.154 Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 5.56 5.21 0.3571 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 5.55 5.12 0.4301 Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 4.89 4.9 0.0058 Zambia
2000s 4.61 4.92 0.3012 Zambia
2010s 4.35 4.42 0.0767 Zambia
2020s 3.92 3.91 0.0091 Cote d'Ivoire

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, Cote d'Ivoire or Zambia?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 3.85 against 3.82 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?
0.03, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st 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
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