Gambia vs Liberia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Gambia
3.91 live births per woman
in 2024
Liberia
3.86 live births per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
29th
Liberia rank
30th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.91 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.1481 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.3546 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3342 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.3326 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.18 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.67 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.1341 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.4131 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.08 live births per woman | 4.02 live births per woman | 0.0622 live births per woman | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 3.91 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Gambia ranks 29th and Liberia ranks 30th 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.