Ghana vs Tonga: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Ghana
3.14
in 2023
Tonga
3.05
in 2023
Ghana rank
49th
Tonga rank
52nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Ghana
  • Tonga
0246195019862023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.14 against 3.05 in Tonga, a difference of 0.09.

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

Ghana ranks 49th and Tonga ranks 52nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Tonga Difference Ahead
1950s 4.59 5.69 1.1 Tonga
1960s 4.85 5.81 0.9622 Tonga
1970s 4.94 5.42 0.4881 Tonga
1980s 4.75 5.08 0.3305 Tonga
1990s 4.27 4.41 0.1409 Tonga
2000s 3.88 3.98 0.1052 Tonga
2010s 3.56 3.48 0.079 Ghana
2020s 3.19 3.1 0.0887 Ghana

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 Tonga?
Ghana, at 3.14 against 3.05 in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Ghana and Tonga?
0.09, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tonga?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Tonga rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Ghana ranks 49th and Tonga ranks 52nd 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