Niger vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Niger

6.06 live births per woman

in 2023

Somalia

6.13 live births per woman

in 2023

Niger rank

3rd

Somalia rank

1st

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Niger
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.13 live births per woman against 6.06 live births per woman in Niger, a difference of 0.071 live births per woman.

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

Globally, Niger ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st 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.