Lesotho vs Paraguay: Share of births by age of mother
Lesotho
15.3%
in 2023
Paraguay
15.3%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
37th
Paraguay rank
36th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Lesotho
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.3% against 15.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Paraguay ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.2% | 12.4% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 14.7% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.2% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 17.5% | 1.5% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.4% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Lesotho or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15.3% against 15.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Paraguay ranks 36th 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.