Mauritania vs Uganda: Birth rate
Mauritania
34.42 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
35.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
14th
Uganda rank
13th
Birth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 35.2 births per 1,000 people against 34.42 births per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.78 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 50.77 births per 1,000 people | 6.44 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1960s | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 48.11 births per 1,000 people | 0.8685 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 46 births per 1,000 people | 48.72 births per 1,000 people | 2.72 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 43 births per 1,000 people | 49.71 births per 1,000 people | 6.71 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 50.03 births per 1,000 people | 9.52 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 38.43 births per 1,000 people | 45.98 births per 1,000 people | 7.55 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 39.69 births per 1,000 people | 1.86 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 35.09 births per 1,000 people | 36.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.9505 births per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Mauritania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 35.2 births per 1,000 people against 34.42 births per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 0.78 births per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for birth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.