Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Liberia rank
30th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.95 live births per woman against 3.84 live births per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.2774 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.5994 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.5533 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.0163 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.0566 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.051 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.0569 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 0.1022 live births per woman | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.95 live births per woman against 3.84 live births per woman in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 30th 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 Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.