Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Birth rate vs. death rate
Gambia
30.43 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
30.04 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
31st
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 30.43 births per 1,000 people against 30.04 births per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.39 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 31st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.55 births per 1,000 people | 45.47 births per 1,000 people | 5.08 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 49.11 births per 1,000 people | 42.22 births per 1,000 people | 6.89 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 47.48 births per 1,000 people | 41.5 births per 1,000 people | 5.97 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 48.61 births per 1,000 people | 47.96 births per 1,000 people | 0.65 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 44.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.8464 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 39.82 births per 1,000 people | 40.67 births per 1,000 people | 0.8502 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 35.95 births per 1,000 people | 35.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.5777 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 30.72 births per 1,000 people | 0.2565 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 30.43 births per 1,000 people against 30.04 births per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.39 births per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Gambia ranks 31st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.