Ethiopia vs Namibia: Share of births by age of mother
Ethiopia
12.24
in 2023
Namibia
12.28
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
62nd
Namibia rank
61st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 12.28 against 12.24 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.07 | 10.24 | 4.83 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 16.47 | 11.81 | 4.66 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 19.92 | 13.13 | 6.8 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 20.16 | 14.35 | 5.82 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 17.89 | 14.21 | 3.68 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 17.43 | 15.57 | 1.86 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 14.47 | 14.01 | 0.4678 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 12.45 | 12.18 | 0.2783 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 12.28 against 12.24 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 0.04, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Ethiopia ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.