Eritrea vs Liberia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Eritrea
3.5
in 2023
Liberia
3.53
in 2023
Eritrea rank
35th
Liberia rank
32nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Eritrea
  • Liberia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3.53 against 3.5 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.55 3.58 0.0307 Liberia
1960s 4.02 3.98 0.0379 Eritrea
1970s 4.42 4.41 0.0157 Eritrea
1980s 4.72 4.55 0.1731 Eritrea
1990s 4.93 4.44 0.4849 Eritrea
2000s 4.48 4.55 0.0736 Liberia
2010s 3.95 4.04 0.0903 Liberia
2020s 3.6 3.62 0.021 Liberia

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, Eritrea or Liberia?
Liberia, at 3.53 against 3.5 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Eritrea and Liberia?
0.03, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Eritrea ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 32nd 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