Mauritania vs Yemen: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Mauritania
4.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Yemen rank
14th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.7 live births per woman against 4.59 live births per woman in Yemen, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Mauritania ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.92 live births per woman | 7.97 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1960s | 6.4 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6.71 live births per woman | 8.38 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.44 live births per woman | 8.8 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.93 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.4 live births per woman | 5.63 live births per woman | 0.2313 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.64 live births per woman | 0.583 live births per woman | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.81 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.2118 live births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Mauritania, at 4.7 live births per woman against 4.59 live births per woman in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Mauritania ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 14th 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. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.