Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.98 live births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 live births per woman
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.01 live births per woman against 5.98 live births per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1960s | 6.2 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 1.05 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.41 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.6859 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.59 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.7198 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.66 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 0.901 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.59 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.949 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.5372 live births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.1 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 0.1412 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.01 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd 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.