Barbados vs Cape Verde: Share of births by age of mother
Barbados
13.0%
in 2023
Cape Verde
13.9%
in 2023
Barbados rank
53rd
Cape Verde rank
50th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 13.9% against 13.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 53rd and Cape Verde ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.1% | 12.8% | 6.4% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 19.2% | 13.2% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 17.3% | 2.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 16.5% | 2.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 18.5% | 2.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 22.7% | 8.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 17.3% | 4.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.3% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 13.9% against 13.0% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0.9%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Barbados ranks 53rd and Cape Verde ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.