Benin vs Cameroon: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Benin
4.48 live births per woman
in 2024
Cameroon
4.26 live births per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
15th
Cameroon rank
18th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.48 live births per woman against 4.26 live births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0.22 live births per woman.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.97 live births per woman | 5.73 live births per woman | 0.2408 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1960s | 6.55 live births per woman | 5.84 live births per woman | 0.7019 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 0.4234 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.97 live births per woman | 6.55 live births per woman | 0.4221 live births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 live births per woman | 5.98 live births per woman | 0.4116 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.39 live births per woman | 0.3169 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.28 live births per woman | 4.88 live births per woman | 0.3946 live births per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.4 live births per woman | 0.2334 live births per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 4.48 live births per woman against 4.26 live births per woman in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.22 live births per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Benin ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.