Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Afghanistan
4.47
in 2023
Mauritania
4.45
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mauritania rank
10th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.47 against 4.45 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02.

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

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 3.63 3.84 0.2123 Mauritania
1960s 4.15 4.63 0.4766 Mauritania
1970s 4.72 5.17 0.4545 Mauritania
1980s 5.2 5.31 0.1092 Mauritania
1990s 6.13 5.12 1.01 Afghanistan
2000s 5.92 4.88 1.04 Afghanistan
2010s 5.13 4.87 0.2596 Afghanistan
2020s 4.58 4.54 0.0425 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Afghanistan, at 4.47 against 4.45 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0.02, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed