Gabon vs Mauritania: Share of births by age of mother
Gabon
15.9%
in 2023
Mauritania
16.4%
in 2023
Gabon rank
33rd
Mauritania rank
32nd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.4% against 15.9% in Gabon, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.3% | 15.9% | 2.3% | Gabon |
| 1960s | 19.8% | 15.1% | 4.7% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 16.0% | 6.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 3.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 15.9% | 6.7% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 15.8% | 5.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.3% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 16.4% against 15.9% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Gabon ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd 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.