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
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
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.