Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Median age vs births per woman
Burkina Faso
17.25
in 2023
Cameroon
17.75
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
222nd
Cameroon rank
219th
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 17.75 against 17.25 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Cameroon ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.73 | 19.53 | 0.7974 | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 18.53 | 18.91 | 0.3753 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 17.18 | 17.45 | 0.2723 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 16 | 16.11 | 0.1099 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 15.23 | 15.83 | 0.5964 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 15.83 | 16.5 | 0.6718 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 16.09 | 17.12 | 1.02 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 16.94 | 17.58 | 0.6442 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 17.75 against 17.25 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.5, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Cameroon ranks 219th 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.