Liberia vs South Sudan: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia rank
30th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Liberia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.95 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Liberia ranks 30th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.9568 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.655 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.5907 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.6736 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.54 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.5741 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.1463 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.06 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0485 live births per woman | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Liberia or South Sudan?
- Liberia, at 3.95 live births per woman against 3.86 live births per woman in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Liberia and South Sudan?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and South Sudan rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Liberia ranks 30th and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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.