Ethiopia vs Liberia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Liberia rank
30th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.99 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.2767 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.0522 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3127 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.6258 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.8152 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.6376 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.043 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 0.0732 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 Liberia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.99 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 30th 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.