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

Malawi
3.44
in 2023
Solomon Islands
3.43
in 2023
Malawi rank
41st
Solomon Islands rank
42nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Malawi
  • Solomon Islands
0246195019862023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.44 against 3.43 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.01.

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

Malawi ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 3.46 5.24 1.78 Solomon Islands
1960s 3.76 5.76 2 Solomon Islands
1970s 4.38 6.18 1.8 Solomon Islands
1980s 4.84 5.88 1.04 Solomon Islands
1990s 4.86 4.98 0.1179 Solomon Islands
2000s 5 4.25 0.7476 Malawi
2010s 4.17 4.01 0.155 Malawi
2020s 3.54 3.52 0.0161 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 Solomon Islands?
Malawi, at 3.44 against 3.43 in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
0.01, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Malawi ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 42nd 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