Cameroon vs Nigeria: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Nigeria rank
16th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0.16 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.6681 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 0.5352 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.3244 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.1087 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 0.2908 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 0.6797 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 5.49 live births per woman | 0.6049 live births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.1565 live births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.16 live births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.