Mauritania vs Tanzania: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Mauritania
4.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Tanzania rank
13th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.7 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania, a difference of 0.09 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.92 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 0.4033 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.3231 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.71 live births per woman | 7.06 live births per woman | 0.3512 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 0.212 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 5.93 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.0025 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.4 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 0.1087 live births per woman | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.22 live births per woman | 5.06 live births per woman | 0.1598 live births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.81 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 0.1037 live births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 4.7 live births per woman against 4.61 live births per woman in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.09 live births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. 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: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.