Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?

Equatorial Guinea, at 20.98 years against 20.93 years in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?

0.05 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Median age vs. births per woman

Equatorial Guinea

20.98 years

in 2023

Ghana

20.93 years

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

184th

Ghana rank

187th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Equatorial Guinea
Ghana

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 20.98 years against 20.93 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.05 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th and Ghana ranks 187th of 236 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21.77 years	17.62 years	4.15 years	Equatorial Guinea
1960s	20.16 years	15.63 years	4.53 years	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	18.89 years	14.91 years	3.98 years	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	18.6 years	15.91 years	2.69 years	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	18.12 years	16.52 years	1.6 years	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	18.8 years	18.18 years	0.613 years	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	20.77 years	19.72 years	1.05 years	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	21.05 years	20.66 years	0.3932 years	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?: Equatorial Guinea, at 20.98 years against 20.93 years in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?: 0.05 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th and Ghana ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.