Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Share of births by age of mother
Sao Tome and Principe
18.1%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
18.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
19th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 18.5% against 18.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.0% | 18.7% | 7.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 18.7% | 6.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 18.9% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 16.9% | 1.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 21.0% | 2.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.5% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 18.6% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 18.5% against 18.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.