Tanzania vs Uganda: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Tanzania
4.32
in 2023
Uganda
4.03
in 2023
Tanzania rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
0246195019862023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 4.32 against 4.03 in Uganda, a difference of 0.29.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 4.1 4.34 0.2412 Uganda
1960s 4.52 4.7 0.1808 Uganda
1970s 5.04 4.88 0.1518 Tanzania
1980s 5.01 5.15 0.1386 Uganda
1990s 4.77 5.47 0.705 Uganda
2000s 4.82 5.65 0.8298 Uganda
2010s 4.65 4.93 0.2772 Uganda
2020s 4.4 4.18 0.224 Tanzania

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, Tanzania or Uganda?
Tanzania, at 4.32 against 4.03 in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Tanzania and Uganda?
0.29, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th 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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About this data

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