Gambia vs Zambia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia rank
27th
Zambia rank
25th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 live births per woman against 4.01 live births per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.4846 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.8722 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.9265 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.5664 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.2558 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.67 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.0214 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.1808 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.087 live births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Gambia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 live births per woman against 4.01 live births per woman in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.