Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Share of births by age of mother
Burkina Faso
15.6%
in 2023
Gabon
15.9%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Gabon rank
33rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 15.9% against 15.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 18.3% | 2.4% | Gabon |
| 1960s | 15.9% | 19.8% | 3.9% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 22.1% | 5.8% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 21.8% | 5.2% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 22.6% | 6.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 21.3% | 4.8% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.5% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.6% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Burkina Faso or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 15.9% against 15.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 33rd 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.