Comoros vs Ethiopia: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Comoros
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 3.82 births per woman in Comoros, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 30th and Ethiopia ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 births per woman | 6.62 births per woman | 0.3304 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1970s | 7.15 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.1104 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1980s | 6.99 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.3217 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.85 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.46 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.2101 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.94 births per woman | 4.09 births per woman | 0.1452 births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Comoros or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.91 births per woman against 3.82 births per woman in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Comoros and Ethiopia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Ethiopia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Ethiopia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Comoros ranks 30th and Ethiopia ranks 27th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.