Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Equatorial Guinea
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Gambia rank
27th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.08 live births per woman against 4.01 live births per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.6673 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 0.4885 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 0.5886 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.425 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 0.0398 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.67 live births per woman | 0.0925 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.2193 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.0915 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.08 live births per woman against 4.01 live births per woman in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.