Ghana vs Mauritania: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Ghana
0.857 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Mauritania
0.857 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Ghana rank
162nd
Mauritania rank
162nd

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
0246195520272100

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.857 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.857 births per woman in last 5 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 162nd and Mauritania ranks 162nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 6.68 births per woman in last 5 years 6.34 births per woman in last 5 years 0.34 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
1960s 6.86 births per woman in last 5 years 6.75 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1125 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
1970s 6.9 births per woman in last 5 years 6.77 births per woman in last 5 years 0.134 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
1980s 6.53 births per woman in last 5 years 6.46 births per woman in last 5 years 0.071 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
1990s 5.75 births per woman in last 5 years 6.03 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2775 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2000s 4.81 births per woman in last 5 years 5.46 births per woman in last 5 years 0.653 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2010s 4.25 births per woman in last 5 years 4.97 births per woman in last 5 years 0.726 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2020s 3.57 births per woman in last 5 years 3.78 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2045 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2030s 2.68 births per woman in last 5 years 2.96 births per woman in last 5 years 0.287 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2040s 2.09 births per woman in last 5 years 2.16 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0645 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2050s 1.74 births per woman in last 5 years 1.72 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0185 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
2060s 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0115 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
2070s 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2080s 0.996 births per woman in last 5 years 0.989 births per woman in last 5 years 0.007 births per woman in last 5 years Ghana
2090s 0.8975 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8995 births per woman in last 5 years 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years Mauritania
2100s 0.857 births per woman in last 5 years 0.857 births per woman in last 5 years 0 births per woman in last 5 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Ghana or Mauritania?
Ghana, at 0.857 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.857 births per woman in last 5 years in Mauritania as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Ghana and Mauritania?
0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Ghana ranks 162nd and Mauritania ranks 162nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).