Malawi vs Pakistan: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Malawi
3.44
in 2023
Pakistan
3.35
in 2023
Malawi rank
41st
Pakistan rank
44th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Malawi
  • Pakistan
0246195019862023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.44 against 3.35 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.

Malawi ranks 41st and Pakistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 3.46 4.29 0.8339 Pakistan
1960s 3.76 4.99 1.23 Pakistan
1970s 4.38 5.33 0.9449 Pakistan
1980s 4.84 5.37 0.5351 Pakistan
1990s 4.86 5.04 0.1782 Pakistan
2000s 5 4.23 0.7672 Malawi
2010s 4.17 3.68 0.4853 Malawi
2020s 3.54 3.41 0.1259 Malawi

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, Malawi or Pakistan?
Malawi, at 3.44 against 3.35 in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Malawi and Pakistan?
0.09, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Malawi ranks 41st and Pakistan ranks 44th 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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