Malawi vs Nigeria: Median age vs births per woman
Malawi
17.58
in 2023
Nigeria
17.75
in 2023
Malawi rank
214th
Nigeria rank
212th
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17.75 against 17.58 in Malawi, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 214th and Nigeria ranks 212th of 229 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.67 | 18.2 | 1.53 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 17.24 | 18.23 | 0.9906 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 16.49 | 17.36 | 0.87 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 16.25 | 16.32 | 0.0735 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.84 | 16.43 | 0.5935 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 15.71 | 16.82 | 1.11 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 16.03 | 16.73 | 0.7042 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 17.23 | 17.48 | 0.2503 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 17.75 against 17.58 in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.17, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Malawi ranks 214th 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.