Which has higher median age, Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.05 against 18.73 in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.32, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia

18.73

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

19.05

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

205th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

202nd

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 19.05 against 18.73 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.32.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 205th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.

Decade	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.28	23.21	5.93	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	17.49	20.3	2.81	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	16.31	15.95	0.3617	Ethiopia
1980s	15.75	16.31	0.566	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	15.55	16.21	0.6682	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	15.17	17.35	2.18	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	16.87	17.94	1.07	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	18.43	18.77	0.3425	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher median age, Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.05 against 18.73 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.32, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for median age?: Ethiopia ranks 205th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.