Cameroon vs Pacific island small states: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Cameroon
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 3.01 births per woman in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.25 births per woman.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Pacific island small states ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 births per woman | 6.37 births per woman | 0.5295 births per woman | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 5.35 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 4.14 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 3.66 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 3.39 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.4 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cameroon or Pacific island small states?
- Cameroon, at 4.26 births per woman against 3.01 births per woman in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
- 1.25 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Pacific island small states rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Pacific island small states ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.