Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Ghana
3.14
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.31
in 2023
Ghana rank
49th
Sierra Leone rank
46th
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.31 against 3.14 in Ghana, a difference of 0.17.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.59 | 2.98 | 1.61 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 4.85 | 3.46 | 1.39 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.94 | 3.89 | 1.05 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.75 | 4.21 | 0.5433 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.27 | 4.51 | 0.238 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3.88 | 4.49 | 0.6147 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 3.92 | 0.3663 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 3.41 | 0.2209 | Sierra Leone |
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, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.31 against 3.14 in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.17, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Ghana ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 46th 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.