Congo vs Ethiopia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Congo
4.11 live births per woman
in 2024
Ethiopia
3.91 live births per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
25th
Ethiopia rank
28th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.11 live births per woman against 3.91 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2 live births per woman.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 0.3858 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.62 live births per woman | 0.413 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 0.7026 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.67 live births per woman | 0.0354 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | 0.1318 live births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 4.11 live births per woman against 3.91 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.2 live births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Congo ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.