Cook Islands vs Greenland: Share of births by age of mother
Cook Islands
7.3%
in 2023
Greenland
7.7%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
115th
Greenland rank
112th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cook Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 7.7% against 7.3% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 115th and Greenland ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Greenland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.4% | 8.9% | 4.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 11.1% | 2.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 18.5% | 2.2% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 3.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.6% | 0.2% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 15.2% | 3.0% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 10.3% | 0.4% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Cook Islands or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 7.7% against 7.3% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cook Islands and Greenland?
- 0.4%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Greenland rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cook Islands ranks 115th and Greenland ranks 112th 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.