Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty

Afghanistan
4.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
13th

Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.23 live births per woman.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 7.26 live births per woman 6.32 live births per woman 0.9416 live births per woman Afghanistan
1960s 7.32 live births per woman 6.73 live births per woman 0.5901 live births per woman Afghanistan
1970s 7.52 live births per woman 7.06 live births per woman 0.4559 live births per woman Afghanistan
1980s 7.57 live births per woman 6.65 live births per woman 0.9262 live births per woman Afghanistan
1990s 7.7 live births per woman 5.93 live births per woman 1.77 live births per woman Afghanistan
2000s 6.93 live births per woman 5.51 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman Afghanistan
2010s 5.71 live births per woman 5.06 live births per woman 0.6517 live births per woman Afghanistan
2020s 4.99 live births per woman 4.7 live births per woman 0.286 live births per woman Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Afghanistan, at 4.84 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.23 live births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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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.