Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Median age vs births per woman
Afghanistan
16.94
in 2023
Mauritania
17.12
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
225th
Mauritania rank
224th
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 17.12 against 16.94 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 225th and Mauritania ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.2 | 17.28 | 0.9168 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 17.53 | 17.61 | 0.0781 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 16.43 | 16.3 | 0.1309 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 15.4 | 15.91 | 0.5139 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 14.58 | 16.34 | 1.76 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 14.06 | 16.57 | 2.51 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 15.41 | 16.73 | 1.32 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 16.67 | 16.96 | 0.2878 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 17.12 against 16.94 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.18, with Mauritania 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 median age vs births per woman?
- Afghanistan ranks 225th and Mauritania ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.