Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Malawi
3.44
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.45
in 2023
Malawi rank
41st
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.45 against 3.44 in Malawi, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.46 | 5.31 | 1.85 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 3.76 | 5.31 | 1.55 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 4.38 | 5.05 | 0.6643 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.84 | 4.7 | 0.1381 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.86 | 3.62 | 1.25 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5 | 3.3 | 1.69 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.17 | 3.56 | 0.6094 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.46 | 0.0733 | 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.45 against 3.44 in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.