Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Median age vs births per woman

Cameroon
17.75
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17.81
in 2023
Cameroon rank
213th
Zimbabwe rank
210th

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe
05101520195019862023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17.81 against 17.75 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 213th and Zimbabwe ranks 210th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 19.53 16.36 3.17 Cameroon
1960s 18.91 14.76 4.15 Cameroon
1970s 17.45 14.73 2.72 Cameroon
1980s 16.11 14.78 1.32 Cameroon
1990s 15.83 15.63 0.202 Cameroon
2000s 16.5 17.25 0.7504 Zimbabwe
2010s 17.12 16.97 0.1432 Cameroon
2020s 17.58 17.6 0.0137 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 17.81 against 17.75 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
0.06, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Cameroon ranks 213th and Zimbabwe ranks 210th 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.

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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