Chad vs Somalia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Chad
6.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Somalia
6.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Somalia rank
1st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.13 live births per woman against 6.12 live births per woman in Chad, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.9059 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.2784 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 7.04 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.2751 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 0.285 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.3895 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2638 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.0642 live births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Chad or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.13 live births per woman against 6.12 live births per woman in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Chad ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.