Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Equatorial Guinea

4.08 live births per woman

in 2023

Zambia

4.1 live births per woman

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

26th

Zambia rank

25th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.1 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

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

Globally, Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.