Niger vs Zambia: Share of births by age of mother
Niger
19.78
in 2023
Zambia
20.28
in 2023
Niger rank
14th
Zambia rank
12th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Niger
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20.28 against 19.78 in Niger, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.88 | 20.71 | 2.18 | Niger |
| 1960s | 22.03 | 21.14 | 0.8829 | Niger |
| 1970s | 21.64 | 22.63 | 0.9881 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 20.65 | 20.28 | 0.3768 | Niger |
| 1990s | 21.13 | 20.16 | 0.9721 | Niger |
| 2000s | 21 | 19.56 | 1.44 | Niger |
| 2010s | 20.67 | 19.17 | 1.49 | Niger |
| 2020s | 19.9 | 20.07 | 0.1653 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Niger or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20.28 against 19.78 in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Niger and Zambia?
- 0.5, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Niger ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.