Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Eritrea
3.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.71 live births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.4241 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.1948 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 0.0626 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.012 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.5875 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.8959 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.4447 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.82 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.1065 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.71 live births per woman in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.