Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua: Share of births by age of mother

Equatorial Guinea
26.5%
in 2023
Nicaragua
23.9%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
2nd

Share of births by age of mother over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 26.5% against 23.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 14.2% 16.3% 2.1% Nicaragua
1960s 16.5% 18.5% 2.0% Nicaragua
1970s 18.9% 21.2% 2.2% Nicaragua
1980s 19.9% 22.8% 2.9% Nicaragua
1990s 20.8% 26.0% 5.2% Nicaragua
2000s 25.3% 26.4% 1.1% Nicaragua
2010s 23.1% 25.0% 1.9% Nicaragua
2020s 25.2% 23.8% 1.5% 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 Nicaragua?
Equatorial Guinea, at 26.5% against 23.9% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
2.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator
Share of births by age of mother
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of live births in a calendar year.