Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Equatorial Guinea
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Ethiopia rank
28th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.08 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 0.7959 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 6.62 live births per woman | 0.8953 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.596 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 4.67 live births per woman | 0.1508 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 0.0853 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.08 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Ethiopia ranks 28th 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.