Eritrea vs Malawi: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Eritrea

3.71 live births per woman

in 2023

Malawi

3.65 live births per woman

in 2023

Eritrea rank

38th

Malawi rank

40th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Eritrea
Malawi

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3.71 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.065 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 40th 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.