Niger vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Niger
5.93 live births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 live births per woman
in 2024
Niger rank
5th
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.01 live births per woman against 5.93 live births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.55 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.2988 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1960s | 7.5 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.247 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.4766 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.87 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.555 live births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.8 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 0.2356 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.76 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.2279 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 7.19 live births per woman | 6.98 live births per woman | 0.2078 live births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 0.1012 live births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.01 live births per woman against 5.93 live births per woman in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Niger ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.