Gambia vs Liberia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia rank
27th
Liberia rank
30th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.01 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 27th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.1481 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.3546 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3342 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.3326 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.18 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.67 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.1341 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.4131 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 0.067 live births per woman | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 4.01 live births per woman against 3.95 live births per woman in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.