Ethiopia vs Samoa: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Ethiopia
3.74
in 2023
Samoa
3.7
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Samoa rank
24th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Samoa
0246195019862023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.74 against 3.7 in Samoa, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 3.68 6.33 2.65 Samoa
1960s 4.11 6.72 2.6 Samoa
1970s 4.46 6.13 1.68 Samoa
1980s 4.81 5.17 0.3538 Samoa
1990s 5.34 4.54 0.7977 Ethiopia
2000s 5.28 4.2 1.08 Ethiopia
2010s 4.27 4.18 0.0907 Ethiopia
2020s 3.86 3.77 0.0908 Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Samoa?
Ethiopia, at 3.74 against 3.7 in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Ethiopia and Samoa?
0.04, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Samoa rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 24th 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