Cameroon vs Uganda: Fertility rate: births per woman
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Uganda
4.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Uganda rank
19th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.7865 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 7.08 live births per woman | 0.5296 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 6.89 live births per woman | 0.9059 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 5.36 live births per woman | 0.475 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.0145 live births per woman | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.