Mauritania vs Senegal: Total Fertility Rate
Mauritania
4.34
in 2022
Senegal
4.31
in 2022
Mauritania rank
19th
Senegal rank
21st
Total Fertility Rate over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.34 against 4.31 in Senegal, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 | 7.15 | 0.6075 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 6.68 | 7.26 | 0.5819 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.35 | 6.99 | 0.6333 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.84 | 5.91 | 0.0663 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.23 | 5.23 | 0.003 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.82 | 4.82 | 0.0071 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 4.38 | 0.0133 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 4.34 against 4.31 in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.03, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for total fertility rate?
- Mauritania ranks 19th and Senegal ranks 21st 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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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.