Samoa vs Zambia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Samoa
3.7
in 2023
Zambia
3.82
in 2023
Samoa rank
24th
Zambia rank
21st

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Samoa
  • Zambia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.82 against 3.7 in Samoa, a difference of 0.12.

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

Samoa ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.33 4.59 1.74 Samoa
1960s 6.72 4.84 1.88 Samoa
1970s 6.13 5.21 0.9275 Samoa
1980s 5.17 5.12 0.0478 Samoa
1990s 4.54 4.9 0.3586 Zambia
2000s 4.2 4.92 0.7116 Zambia
2010s 4.18 4.42 0.2453 Zambia
2020s 3.77 3.91 0.1365 Zambia

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, Samoa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.82 against 3.7 in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Samoa and Zambia?
0.12, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Samoa ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st 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