Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Papua New Guinea
29.26 years
in 2023
Samoa
29.27 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Samoa rank
106th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 29.27 years against 29.26 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.52 years | 29.25 years | 0.2691 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 29.59 years | 29.58 years | 0.0146 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 29.74 years | 29.97 years | 0.2307 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 29.9 years | 30.1 years | 0.1975 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 30 years | 30.13 years | 0.1267 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 29.85 years | 30 years | 0.1449 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 29.51 years | 29.62 years | 0.1055 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 29.29 years | 29.31 years | 0.021 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 29.27 years against 29.26 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.01 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 106th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.