Central African Republic vs Mali: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Central African Republic
- Mali
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 5.95 live births per woman against 5.51 live births per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.44 live births per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 6.94 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1960s | 6.02 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | Mali |
| 2000s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.8946 live births per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 6.08 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.2774 live births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 6.02 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.331 live births per woman | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Central African Republic or Mali?
- Central African Republic, at 5.95 live births per woman against 5.51 live births per woman in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Central African Republic and Mali?
- 0.44 live births per woman, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.