Ethiopia vs Gambia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Gambia rank
27th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.01 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.1286 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 0.4068 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 0.6469 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.9584 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 0.9952 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.67 live births per woman | 0.5035 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.3701 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.0062 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 4.01 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th 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.