Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Equatorial Guinea
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Gambia rank
27th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.08 live births per woman against 4.01 live births per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.6673 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1960s | 5.72 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 0.4885 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1970s | 5.8 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 0.5886 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1980s | 5.92 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.425 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 1990s | 5.96 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 0.0398 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.58 live births per woman | 5.67 live births per woman | 0.0925 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.82 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 0.2193 live births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 0.0915 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.08 live births per woman against 4.01 live births per woman in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.