Liberia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Liberia
3.86 births per woman
in 2024
Madagascar
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Liberia rank
29th
Madagascar rank
26th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 3.86 births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 births per woman | 7.2 births per woman | 0.634 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.2596 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.68 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 0.1974 births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.18 births per woman | 6.04 births per woman | 0.1412 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.54 births per woman | 5.27 births per woman | 0.2713 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 0.1713 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.02 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman | 0.0202 births per woman | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.91 births per woman against 3.86 births per woman in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Liberia and Madagascar?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Liberia ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 26th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.