Eritrea vs Gabon: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Eritrea

3.71 live births per woman

in 2023

Gabon

3.65 live births per woman

in 2023

Eritrea rank

38th

Gabon rank

41st

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Eritrea
Gabon

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3.71 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Gabon, a difference of 0.066 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 38th and Gabon ranks 41st 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.