Liberia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate: births per woman
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia rank
30th
Madagascar rank
29th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.97 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia, 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 Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 7.2 live births per woman | 0.634 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2596 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.1974 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.1412 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.54 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.2713 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.1713 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.06 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.0133 live births per woman | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.97 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Liberia and Madagascar?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.