Mali vs Niger: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Mali
5.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Niger
6.06 live births per woman
in 2023
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
3rd
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.06 live births per woman against 5.61 live births per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.45 live births per woman.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.94 live births per woman | 7.55 live births per woman | 0.6049 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1960s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7.5 live births per woman | 0.4101 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 0.3159 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.87 live births per woman | 0.5534 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.1 live births per woman | 7.8 live births per woman | 0.7006 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 6.73 live births per woman | 7.76 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.35 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 0.8377 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.19 live births per woman | 0.4575 live births per woman | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. human development index, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.06 live births per woman against 5.61 live births per woman in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. human development index between Mali and Niger?
- 0.45 live births per woman, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd 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.