Cameroon vs Uganda: Period average age of mothers

Cameroon
28.42
in 2023
Uganda
28.32
in 2023
Cameroon rank
174th
Uganda rank
177th

Period average age of mothers over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
0102030195019862023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 28.42 against 28.32 in Uganda, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 177th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 28.83 28.75 0.0757 Cameroon
1960s 28.48 28.7 0.2159 Uganda
1970s 28.58 28.98 0.3975 Uganda
1980s 28.65 29.06 0.4111 Uganda
1990s 28.76 28.81 0.0432 Uganda
2000s 28.48 28.99 0.5058 Uganda
2010s 28.43 28.71 0.2786 Uganda
2020s 28.42 28.4 0.0213 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period average age of mothers, Cameroon or Uganda?
Cameroon, at 28.42 against 28.32 in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in period average age of mothers between Cameroon and Uganda?
0.1, 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 period average age of mothers?
Cameroon ranks 174th and Uganda ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Period average age of mothers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Period average age of mothers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed