Gambia vs Madagascar: Children born per woman

Gambia
4.01
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97
in 2023
Gambia rank
27th
Madagascar rank
29th

Children born per woman over time

  • Gambia
  • Madagascar
02468195019862023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 4.01 against 3.97 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Gambia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 6.33 7.4 1.08 Madagascar
1960s 6.21 7.2 0.9886 Madagascar
1970s 6.39 6.98 0.5938 Madagascar
1980s 6.35 6.49 0.1352 Madagascar
1990s 6 6.04 0.0388 Madagascar
2000s 5.67 5.27 0.4054 Gambia
2010s 5.04 4.45 0.5844 Gambia
2020s 4.12 4.07 0.0537 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children born per woman, Gambia or Madagascar?
Gambia, at 4.01 against 3.97 in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in children born per woman between Gambia and Madagascar?
0.04, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for children born per woman?
Gambia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children born per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children born per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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