Gambia vs Samoa: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Gambia
3.91 live births per woman
in 2024
Samoa
3.8 live births per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
29th
Samoa rank
32nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Gambia
- Samoa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.91 live births per woman against 3.8 live births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Gambia ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 7.69 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 7.65 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.2916 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6.35 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 0.8503 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.67 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.6846 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.08 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 0.1898 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 Samoa?
- Gambia, at 3.91 live births per woman against 3.8 live births per woman in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Gambia and Samoa?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Gambia ranks 29th and Samoa ranks 32nd 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.