Central African Republic vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Central African Republic
5.95 live births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 live births per woman
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
4th
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Central African Republic
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.01 live births per woman against 5.95 live births per woman in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1960s | 6.02 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.13 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.84 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.08 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.9073 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.02 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 0.2212 live births per woman | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.01 live births per woman against 5.95 live births per woman in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Central African Republic and Somalia?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.