Ecuador vs Mexico: Share of births by age of mother
Ecuador
16.6%
in 2023
Mexico
16.5%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
30th
Mexico rank
31st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.6% against 16.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.7% | 14.4% | 3.7% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 11.8% | 15.4% | 3.6% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 17.8% | 3.6% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 17.6% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.6% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 17.1% | 2.8% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.9% | 2.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 16.6% against 16.5% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Ecuador ranks 30th and Mexico ranks 31st 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.