Mauritania vs Mayotte: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Mauritania
4.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Mayotte
4.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Mayotte rank
12th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.7 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Mayotte ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Mayotte in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mayotte | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.92 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 0.9649 live births per woman | Mayotte |
| 1960s | 6.4 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 0.7126 live births per woman | Mayotte |
| 1970s | 6.71 live births per woman | 7.47 live births per woman | 0.7538 live births per woman | Mayotte |
| 1980s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.76 live births per woman | 0.3234 live births per woman | Mayotte |
| 1990s | 5.93 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 0.3187 live births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.4 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.8166 live births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.54 live births per woman | 0.6764 live births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.81 live births per woman | 4.53 live births per woman | 0.28 live births per woman | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Mayotte?
- Mauritania, at 4.7 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mayotte as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Mauritania and Mayotte?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mayotte?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mayotte rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Mayotte ranks 12th 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.