Nigeria vs Sudan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Nigeria
4.38 live births per woman
in 2024
Sudan
4.26 live births per woman
in 2024
Nigeria rank
16th
Sudan rank
17th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.38 live births per woman against 4.26 live births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.12 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.2732 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1960s | 6.38 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.433 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 0.1509 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.3345 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.27 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 0.407 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 0.6701 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.49 live births per woman | 4.89 live births per woman | 0.5942 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.55 live births per woman | 4.39 live births per woman | 0.1564 live births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 4.38 live births per woman against 4.26 live births per woman in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.12 live births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 17th 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.