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

Pakistan
3.35
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.31
in 2023
Pakistan rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
46th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3.35 against 3.31 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04.

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

Pakistan ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 46th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 4.29 2.98 1.31 Pakistan
1960s 4.99 3.46 1.53 Pakistan
1970s 5.33 3.89 1.44 Pakistan
1980s 5.37 4.21 1.16 Pakistan
1990s 5.04 4.51 0.5338 Pakistan
2000s 4.23 4.49 0.2649 Sierra Leone
2010s 3.68 3.92 0.2418 Sierra Leone
2020s 3.41 3.41 0.0017 Sierra Leone

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, Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
Pakistan, at 3.35 against 3.31 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
0.04, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Pakistan ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 46th 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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