Niger vs Somalia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Niger
5.15
in 2023
Somalia
5.16
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
2nd
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.16 against 5.15 in Niger, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.13 | 4.59 | 0.463 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 4.22 | 4.74 | 0.5218 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 4.39 | 4.76 | 0.3707 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.7 | 4.99 | 0.2938 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.21 | 5.25 | 0.0386 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.04 | 5.61 | 0.4318 | Niger |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.44 | 0.5332 | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.24 | 5.22 | 0.0207 | Niger |
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, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.16 against 5.15 in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.01, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.