Lesotho vs Madagascar: Period average age of mothers

Lesotho
27.91
in 2023
Madagascar
27.87
in 2023
Lesotho rank
198th
Madagascar rank
201st

Period average age of mothers over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 27.91 against 27.87 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 198th and Madagascar ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 30.04 28.52 1.52 Lesotho
1960s 29.86 28.77 1.09 Lesotho
1970s 29.73 28.98 0.751 Lesotho
1980s 29.65 29.49 0.1634 Lesotho
1990s 29.27 29.07 0.1928 Lesotho
2000s 28.67 28.45 0.2173 Lesotho
2010s 28.21 28.13 0.0815 Lesotho
2020s 27.94 27.92 0.021 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period average age of mothers, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Lesotho, at 27.91 against 27.87 in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in period average age of mothers between Lesotho and Madagascar?
0.04, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for period average age of mothers?
Lesotho ranks 198th and Madagascar ranks 201st 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
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