Cameroon vs Uganda: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

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 vs. Human Development Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
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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 vs. human development index, 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 vs. human development index 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 vs. human development index?
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 vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.