Mauritania vs Tanzania: Median age vs births per woman

Mauritania
17.12
in 2023
Tanzania
17.24
in 2023
Mauritania rank
224th
Tanzania rank
223rd

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 17.24 against 17.12 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 224th and Tanzania ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 17.28 16.19 1.09 Mauritania
1960s 17.61 16.21 1.39 Mauritania
1970s 16.3 15.79 0.5139 Mauritania
1980s 15.91 15.27 0.6431 Mauritania
1990s 16.34 16.02 0.3181 Mauritania
2000s 16.57 16.29 0.271 Mauritania
2010s 16.73 16.41 0.3195 Mauritania
2020s 16.96 17.07 0.117 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 17.24 against 17.12 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Mauritania and Tanzania?
0.12, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Mauritania ranks 224th and Tanzania ranks 223rd 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.

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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