Sudan vs Uganda: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty

Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Uganda
4.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan rank
17th
Uganda rank
19th

Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time

  • Sudan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda, 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 Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 6.67 live births per woman 6.74 live births per woman 0.0698 live births per woman Uganda
1960s 6.81 live births per woman 7.02 live births per woman 0.2116 live births per woman Uganda
1970s 6.87 live births per woman 7.18 live births per woman 0.3112 live births per woman Uganda
1980s 6.33 live births per woman 7.08 live births per woman 0.7554 live births per woman Uganda
1990s 5.87 live births per woman 6.89 live births per woman 1.02 live births per woman Uganda
2000s 5.4 live births per woman 6.52 live births per woman 1.12 live births per woman Uganda
2010s 4.89 live births per woman 5.36 live births per woman 0.4643 live births per woman Uganda
2020s 4.43 live births per woman 4.45 live births per woman 0.024 live births per woman Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Sudan or Uganda?
Sudan, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Sudan and Uganda?
0.04 live births per woman, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
Sudan ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.