Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Sierra Leone
3.7 live births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 live births per woman
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
36th
South Sudan rank
33rd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.79 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.08 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 1.05 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 6.3 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.9254 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.51 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.8015 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.58 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.7761 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.54 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 0.7345 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.91 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.2015 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.71 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.0651 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.89 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 0.0784 live births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.79 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.