Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Median age vs births per woman
Nigeria
17.75
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17.81
in 2023
Nigeria rank
218th
Zimbabwe rank
216th
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.81 against 17.75 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 218th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.2 | 16.36 | 1.84 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 18.23 | 14.76 | 3.47 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 17.36 | 14.73 | 2.63 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 16.32 | 14.78 | 1.54 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 16.43 | 15.63 | 0.8097 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.82 | 17.25 | 0.4364 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 16.73 | 16.97 | 0.2387 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17.48 | 17.6 | 0.1175 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.81 against 17.75 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.06, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Nigeria ranks 218th and Zimbabwe ranks 216th 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.