How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Median age vs. births per woman

Rwanda

19.44 years

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

19.05 years

in 2023

Rwanda rank

199th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

202nd

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 19.44 years against 19.05 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.39 years.

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

Rwanda ranks 199th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16.15 years	23.21 years	7.06 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	14.04 years	20.3 years	6.26 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	15.22 years	15.95 years	0.7334 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	14.89 years	16.31 years	1.43 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	14.16 years	16.21 years	2.05 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	16.54 years	17.35 years	0.8072 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	18.14 years	17.94 years	0.1973 years	Rwanda
2020s	19.14 years	18.77 years	0.3702 years	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?: Rwanda, at 19.44 years against 19.05 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.39 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Rwanda ranks 199th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd 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.