Least developed countries vs Mauritania: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Least developed countries
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.62 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.71 births per woman.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 0.2648 births per woman | Least developed countries |
| 1970s | 6.69 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 0.0202 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.37 births per woman | 6.44 births per woman | 0.0701 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 5.61 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.3203 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.96 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 0.4431 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.36 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 0.8629 births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.01 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.7637 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Least developed countries or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.62 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Least developed countries and Mauritania?
- 0.71 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Least developed countries and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- 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.