Cameroon vs Mauritania: Birth rate
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
34.42 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Mauritania rank
14th
Birth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 34.42 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.68 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.279 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 3.33 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 46 births per 1,000 people | 0.7964 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 43 births per 1,000 people | 1.91 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 1.59 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 38.43 births per 1,000 people | 2.48 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.1107 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 35.09 births per 1,000 people | 0.5292 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 34.42 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 0.68 births per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for birth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.