Liberia vs Samoa: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Liberia
3.86 live births per woman
in 2024
Samoa
3.8 live births per woman
in 2024
Liberia rank
30th
Samoa rank
32nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Liberia
- Samoa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.86 live births per woman against 3.8 live births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.69 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 7.65 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.0426 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.68 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.18 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.54 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.2715 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.02 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 0.1276 live births per woman | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Liberia or Samoa?
- Liberia, at 3.86 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 Liberia and Samoa?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Samoa rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Liberia ranks 30th 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.