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

Mauritania
4.45
in 2023
Yemen
4.35
in 2023
Mauritania rank
10th
Yemen rank
13th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Mauritania
  • Yemen
02468195019862023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 4.45 against 4.35 in Yemen, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Mauritania ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 3.84 3.93 0.0957 Yemen
1960s 4.63 4.68 0.0486 Yemen
1970s 5.17 5.86 0.6848 Yemen
1980s 5.31 7.14 1.83 Yemen
1990s 5.12 6.56 1.44 Yemen
2000s 4.88 5.12 0.235 Yemen
2010s 4.87 4.33 0.5359 Mauritania
2020s 4.54 4.34 0.2006 Mauritania

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, Mauritania or Yemen?
Mauritania, at 4.45 against 4.35 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Mauritania and Yemen?
0.1, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Mauritania ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 13th 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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About this data

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