Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Median age vs births per woman
Burkina Faso
17.25
in 2023
Zambia
17.49
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
222nd
Zambia rank
221st
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 17.49 against 17.25 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.24.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.73 | 16.23 | 2.51 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 18.53 | 15.54 | 3 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 17.18 | 14.61 | 2.57 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 16 | 14.41 | 1.58 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.23 | 14.71 | 0.5229 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 15.83 | 15.17 | 0.6636 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 16.09 | 16.11 | 0.0179 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 16.94 | 17.21 | 0.2655 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 17.49 against 17.25 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.24, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 222nd and Zambia ranks 221st 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.