Mayotte vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Somalia
6.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte rank
12th
Somalia rank
1st
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Mayotte
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.13 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte, a difference of 1.51 live births per woman.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Mayotte's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Mayotte ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mayotte averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mayotte | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.3672 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1960s | 7.12 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.1308 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 7.47 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.3732 live births per woman | Mayotte |
| 1980s | 6.76 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.5508 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.61 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.59 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.54 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.53 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Mayotte or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.13 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Mayotte and Somalia?
- 1.51 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mayotte and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Mayotte ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 1st 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.