Cameroon vs Nigeria: Median age vs births per woman
Cameroon
17.75
in 2023
Nigeria
17.75
in 2023
Cameroon rank
213th
Nigeria rank
212th
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17.75 against 17.75 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 213th and Nigeria ranks 212th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.53 | 18.2 | 1.33 | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 18.91 | 18.23 | 0.6755 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 17.45 | 17.36 | 0.0899 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 16.11 | 16.32 | 0.2182 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.83 | 16.43 | 0.6077 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.5 | 16.82 | 0.314 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 17.12 | 16.73 | 0.3819 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 17.58 | 17.48 | 0.1038 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 17.75 against 17.75 in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Cameroon ranks 213th and Nigeria ranks 212th of 229 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.