Liberia vs Nicaragua: Share of births by age of mother
Liberia
23.7%
in 2023
Nicaragua
23.9%
in 2023
Liberia rank
3rd
Nicaragua rank
2nd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Liberia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 23.9% against 23.7% in Liberia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 3rd and Nicaragua ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.9% | 16.3% | 6.6% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2.3% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 21.2% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 22.8% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 26.0% | 5.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 26.4% | 6.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 25.0% | 3.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.8% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Liberia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 23.9% against 23.7% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Liberia and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Nicaragua rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Liberia ranks 3rd 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.