Cameroon vs Guinea: Birth rate vs. death rate
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea
33.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Guinea rank
16th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 33.85 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 45.54 births per 1,000 people | 1.48 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 45.53 births per 1,000 people | 1.62 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 45.63 births per 1,000 people | 0.4253 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 45.99 births per 1,000 people | 1.08 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 44.5 births per 1,000 people | 2.4 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 40.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.3879 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.1143 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 34.68 births per 1,000 people | 0.1257 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 33.85 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Guinea 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 birth rate vs. death rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.