Ghana vs Somalia: Births, by age of mother
Ghana
396 births
in 2023
Somalia
423 births
in 2023
Ghana rank
18th
Somalia rank
16th
Births, by age of mother over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 423 births against 396 births in Ghana, a difference of 27 births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Ghana ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 145.8 births | 160 births | 14.2 births | Somalia |
| 1960s | 179.8 births | 189.9 births | 10.1 births | Somalia |
| 1970s | 274.1 births | 216.7 births | 57.4 births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 451.4 births | 284.7 births | 166.7 births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 477.9 births | 303.3 births | 174.6 births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 497.4 births | 413.9 births | 83.5 births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 495.7 births | 387.4 births | 108.3 births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 404.75 births | 416.5 births | 11.75 births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ghana or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 423 births against 396 births in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ghana and Somalia?
- 27 births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for births, by age of mother?
- Ghana ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.