Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Angola

5.12 live births per woman

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

6.05 live births per woman

in 2023

Angola rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6.05 live births per woman against 5.12 live births per woman in Angola, a difference of 0.927 live births per woman.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Angola ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The 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.