Malawi vs Zambia: Median age vs births per woman
Malawi
17.58
in 2023
Zambia
17.49
in 2023
Malawi rank
220th
Zambia rank
221st
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17.58 against 17.49 in Zambia, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 220th and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.67 | 16.23 | 0.4444 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 17.24 | 15.54 | 1.71 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 16.49 | 14.61 | 1.88 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 16.25 | 14.41 | 1.84 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 15.84 | 14.71 | 1.13 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.71 | 15.17 | 0.5405 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.03 | 16.11 | 0.0812 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 17.23 | 17.21 | 0.0247 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 17.58 against 17.49 in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.09, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Malawi ranks 220th and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 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.