Burundi vs Mauritania: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Burundi
4.79 live births per woman
in 2024
Mauritania
4.62 live births per woman
in 2024
Burundi rank
8th
Mauritania rank
11th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.79 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.17 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1960s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.6972 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 7.24 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 0.5245 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1980s | 7.34 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 0.899 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2010s | 5.75 live births per woman | 5.22 live births per woman | 0.526 live births per woman | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.98 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.21 live births per woman | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 4.79 live births per woman against 4.62 live births per woman in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.17 live births per woman, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.