Cameroon vs Mauritania: Total Fertility Rate

Cameroon
4.38
in 2022
Mauritania
4.34
in 2022
Cameroon rank
18th
Mauritania rank
19th

Total Fertility Rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mauritania
0246196019912022

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.38 against 4.34 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 19th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 5.91 6.55 0.6371 Mauritania
1970s 6.39 6.68 0.2902 Mauritania
1980s 6.58 6.35 0.2234 Cameroon
1990s 6.01 5.84 0.166 Cameroon
2000s 5.39 5.23 0.1628 Cameroon
2010s 4.87 4.82 0.0486 Cameroon
2020s 4.46 4.4 0.0647 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate, Cameroon or Mauritania?
Cameroon, at 4.38 against 4.34 in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in total fertility rate between Cameroon and Mauritania?
0.04, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for total fertility rate?
Cameroon ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Fertility Rate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
198 places, 12,240 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.