Cameroon vs Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Sudan rank
17th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.9413 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.9682 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 0.4753 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.2258 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 0.1162 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 0.0096 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 4.89 live births per woman | 0.0107 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | 0.0095 live births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The 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.