Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Share of births by age of mother
Equatorial Guinea
26.5%
in 2023
Liberia
23.7%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Liberia rank
3rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 26.5% against 23.7% in Liberia, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.2% | 22.9% | 8.7% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 20.8% | 4.3% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 20.9% | 2.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 22.0% | 2.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.5% | 0.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 19.9% | 5.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.4% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 26.5% against 23.7% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
- 2.8%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 3rd 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.