Cook Islands vs Western Sahara: Share of births by age of mother
Cook Islands
7.3%
in 2023
Western Sahara
6.9%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
115th
Western Sahara rank
117th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Cook Islands
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 115th and Western Sahara ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 0.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 9.4% | 4.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 11.2% | 10.1% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 14.5% | 2.0% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 1.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 6.5% | 3.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Western Sahara |
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 Western Sahara?
- Cook Islands, at 7.3% against 6.9% in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Cook Islands and Western Sahara?
- 0.4%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Cook Islands ranks 115th and Western Sahara ranks 117th 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.