Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Equatorial Guinea
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.9914 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.2956 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.1139 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.0385 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.0045 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.