Congo vs Eritrea: Median age vs births per woman

Congo
18.31
in 2023
Eritrea
18.65
in 2023
Congo rank
202nd
Eritrea rank
200th

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Congo
  • Eritrea
05101520195019862023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 18.65 against 18.31 in Congo, a difference of 0.34.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 202nd and Eritrea ranks 200th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Eritrea Difference Ahead
1950s 18.45 17.14 1.3 Congo
1960s 17.14 17.89 0.7458 Eritrea
1970s 16.15 17.03 0.8805 Eritrea
1980s 16.18 16.68 0.5086 Eritrea
1990s 16.89 16.69 0.1986 Congo
2000s 18.07 16.88 1.18 Congo
2010s 18.34 17.44 0.9024 Congo
2020s 18.18 18.3 0.1215 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Congo or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 18.65 against 18.31 in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Congo and Eritrea?
0.34, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Congo ranks 202nd and Eritrea ranks 200th 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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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