Niger vs Somalia: Fertility vs child mortality
Niger
6.06
in 2023
Somalia
6.13
in 2023
Niger rank
3rd
Somalia rank
1st
Fertility vs child mortality over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.13 against 6.06 in Niger, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.55 | 7.25 | 0.2988 | Niger |
| 1960s | 7.5 | 7.25 | 0.247 | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.57 | 7.09 | 0.4766 | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.87 | 7.31 | 0.555 | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.8 | 7.57 | 0.2356 | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.76 | 7.53 | 0.2279 | Niger |
| 2010s | 7.19 | 6.98 | 0.2078 | Niger |
| 2020s | 6.19 | 6.3 | 0.107 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility vs child mortality, Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.13 against 6.06 in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility vs child mortality between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.07, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for fertility vs child mortality?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.