Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Median age vs births per woman

Burkina Faso
17.25
in 2023
Tanzania
17.24
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
222nd
Tanzania rank
223rd

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Tanzania
05101520195019862023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 17.25 against 17.24 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Tanzania ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 18.73 16.19 2.54 Burkina Faso
1960s 18.53 16.21 2.32 Burkina Faso
1970s 17.18 15.79 1.39 Burkina Faso
1980s 16 15.27 0.7282 Burkina Faso
1990s 15.23 16.02 0.792 Tanzania
2000s 15.83 16.29 0.4654 Tanzania
2010s 16.09 16.41 0.3163 Tanzania
2020s 16.94 17.07 0.1342 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
Burkina Faso, at 17.25 against 17.24 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
0.01, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Tanzania ranks 223rd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed