Liberia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Liberia
3.86 live births per woman
in 2024
Madagascar
3.91 live births per woman
in 2024
Liberia rank
30th
Madagascar rank
27th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Liberia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar 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 Madagascar ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.4 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 7.2 live births per woman | 0.634 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2596 live births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.68 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 0.1974 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.04 live births per woman | 0.1412 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.54 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 0.2713 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.1713 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.02 live births per woman | 4.04 live births per woman | 0.0202 live births per woman | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Liberia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, 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 Liberia and Madagascar?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Liberia ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 27th 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.