Cameroon vs Guinea: Fertility rate: births per woman
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Guinea rank
21st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.22 live births per woman in Guinea, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.2994 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.3265 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.0395 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 0.3051 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 0.3308 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 0.1365 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.084 live births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.22 live births per woman in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.1 live births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
The 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.