Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling

Chad
6.03 live births per woman
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.98 live births per woman
in 2024
Chad rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd

Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time

  • Chad
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 6.03 live births per woman against 5.98 live births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 6.14 live births per woman 5.99 live births per woman 0.1461 live births per woman Chad
1960s 6.34 live births per woman 6.2 live births per woman 0.1398 live births per woman Chad
1970s 6.82 live births per woman 6.41 live births per woman 0.4075 live births per woman Chad
1980s 7.04 live births per woman 6.59 live births per woman 0.4447 live births per woman Chad
1990s 7.28 live births per woman 6.66 live births per woman 0.616 live births per woman Chad
2000s 7.14 live births per woman 6.59 live births per woman 0.5595 live births per woman Chad
2010s 6.72 live births per woman 6.45 live births per woman 0.2734 live births per woman Chad
2020s 6.19 live births per woman 6.1 live births per woman 0.0928 live births per woman Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Chad, at 6.03 live births per woman against 5.98 live births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.05 live births per woman, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
Chad ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,919 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

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.