Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Madagascar rank
29th
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.99 live births per woman against 3.97 live births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 0.9494 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 7.2 live births per woman | 0.5818 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.0531 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.8232 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.9564 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.9089 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.2143 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.06 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. human development index, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 3.99 live births per woman against 3.97 live births per woman in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. human development index between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 29th 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. Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The 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.