Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Birth rate vs death rate

Guinea-Bissau
30.04
in 2023
Sierra Leone
30.6
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
29th

Birth rate vs death rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 30.6 against 30.04 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.56.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 45.47 47.63 2.16 Sierra Leone
1960s 42.22 47.97 5.75 Sierra Leone
1970s 41.5 47.22 5.72 Sierra Leone
1980s 47.96 46.65 1.31 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 44.19 46.57 2.38 Sierra Leone
2000s 40.67 42.46 1.78 Sierra Leone
2010s 35.38 35.64 0.268 Sierra Leone
2020s 30.72 31.38 0.6605 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs death rate, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 30.6 against 30.04 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs death rate between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0.56, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for birth rate vs death rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 29th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Birth rate vs death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed