Cameroon vs Tanzania: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Cameroon
3.93
in 2023
Tanzania
4.32
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Tanzania rank
14th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
0246195019862023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 4.32 against 3.93 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.39.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 3.35 4.1 0.7436 Tanzania
1960s 3.88 4.52 0.6384 Tanzania
1970s 4.62 5.04 0.4135 Tanzania
1980s 5.08 5.01 0.0618 Cameroon
1990s 4.79 4.77 0.0201 Cameroon
2000s 4.51 4.82 0.3077 Tanzania
2010s 4.3 4.65 0.3465 Tanzania
2020s 4.02 4.4 0.3833 Tanzania

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, Cameroon or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 4.32 against 3.93 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Cameroon and Tanzania?
0.39, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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