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
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) 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.