Gambia vs Liberia: Birth rate vs. death rate
Gambia
30.43 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
31st
Liberia rank
28th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 30.96 births per 1,000 people against 30.43 births per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.53 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 28th 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 | 50.55 births per 1,000 people | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 4.51 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 49.11 births per 1,000 people | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 0.1911 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 47.48 births per 1,000 people | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 0.6388 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 48.61 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 1.21 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 0.0436 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 39.82 births per 1,000 people | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 1.3 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 35.95 births per 1,000 people | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 0.8716 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 0.425 births per 1,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Gambia or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 30.96 births per 1,000 people against 30.43 births per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0.53 births per 1,000 people, with Liberia 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 birth rate vs. death rate?
- Gambia ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.