Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.86 live births per woman against 3.84 live births per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.6899 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.6251 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.0894 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0537 live births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.86 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 South Sudan?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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.