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

Liberia
3.53
in 2023
Madagascar
3.56
in 2023
Liberia rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
31st

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
0246195019862023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.56 against 3.53 in Liberia, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Liberia ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 3.58 4.85 1.27 Madagascar
1960s 3.98 5.06 1.08 Madagascar
1970s 4.41 5.16 0.7567 Madagascar
1980s 4.55 4.89 0.3398 Madagascar
1990s 4.44 4.87 0.4308 Madagascar
2000s 4.55 4.52 0.0295 Liberia
2010s 4.04 3.94 0.0978 Liberia
2020s 3.62 3.64 0.0174 Madagascar

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, Liberia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 3.56 against 3.53 in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Liberia and Madagascar?
0.03, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Liberia ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 31st 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
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