Japan vs Singapore: Share of births by age of mother
Japan
0.6417
in 2023
Singapore
0.7984
in 2023
Japan rank
221st
Singapore rank
219th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.7984 against 0.6417 in Japan, a difference of 0.1567.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 221st and Singapore ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 | 8.27 | 6.7 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 6.3 | 5.14 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.8898 | 5.78 | 4.89 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 2.78 | 1.61 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.71 | 0.18 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 2.1 | 0.5136 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.21 | 0.0557 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.7192 | 0.8165 | 0.0973 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.7984 against 0.6417 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.1567, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Japan ranks 221st and Singapore ranks 219th 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.