Ecuador vs El Salvador: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Ecuador
1.79
in 2023
El Salvador
1.73
in 2023
Ecuador rank
128th
El Salvador rank
130th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
2345195019862023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.79 against 1.73 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06.

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

Ecuador ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 5.22 4.79 0.4319 Ecuador
1960s 5.42 5.09 0.3366 Ecuador
1970s 4.78 4.74 0.0436 Ecuador
1980s 3.84 3.94 0.1004 El Salvador
1990s 3.23 3.36 0.1272 El Salvador
2000s 2.75 2.46 0.2854 Ecuador
2010s 2.24 1.99 0.2424 Ecuador
2020s 1.85 1.75 0.096 Ecuador

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, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 1.79 against 1.73 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0.06, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Ecuador ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 130th 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