Madagascar vs South Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar rank
29th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Madagascar
- South Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.97 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.2693 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.021 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.98 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.3311 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.49 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.871 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.04 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.27 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.8454 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.45 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.3176 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.07 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0617 live births per woman | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Madagascar or South Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 3.97 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. 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.