Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Fertility rate, total

Equatorial Guinea
4.08 births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
25th
Madagascar rank
28th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.08 births per woman against 3.97 births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.11 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 5.8 births per woman 6.98 births per woman 1.18 births per woman Madagascar
1980s 5.92 births per woman 6.49 births per woman 0.5602 births per woman Madagascar
1990s 5.96 births per woman 6.04 births per woman 0.0786 births per woman Madagascar
2000s 5.58 births per woman 5.27 births per woman 0.3129 births per woman Equatorial Guinea
2010s 4.82 births per woman 4.45 births per woman 0.3651 births per woman Equatorial Guinea
2020s 4.22 births per woman 4.07 births per woman 0.1452 births per woman Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
Equatorial Guinea, at 4.08 births per woman against 3.97 births per woman in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
0.11 births per woman, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release