Gabon vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Gabon
3.45 children per women
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.48 children per women
in 2023
Gabon rank
40th
Vanuatu rank
37th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Gabon
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.48 children per women against 3.45 children per women in Gabon, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.78 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 2.53 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 3.57 children per women | 5.44 children per women | 1.87 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 4.34 children per women | 5.32 children per women | 0.9838 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4.85 children per women | 5.04 children per women | 0.1914 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 4.37 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 0.2306 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 3.84 children per women | 4.05 children per women | 0.2095 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 3.71 children per women | 3.81 children per women | 0.1006 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.53 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.0145 children per women | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Gabon or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.48 children per women against 3.45 children per women in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Gabon and Vanuatu?
- 0.03 children per women, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Gabon ranks 40th and Vanuatu ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).