Guinea vs Mauritania: Birth rate vs. death rate
Guinea
33.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
34.42 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea rank
16th
Mauritania rank
14th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 34.42 births per 1,000 people against 33.85 births per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 0.57 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.54 births per 1,000 people | 44.33 births per 1,000 people | 1.21 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 45.53 births per 1,000 people | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 1.71 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 45.63 births per 1,000 people | 46 births per 1,000 people | 0.3711 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 45.99 births per 1,000 people | 43 births per 1,000 people | 2.99 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 44.5 births per 1,000 people | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 3.99 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 40.52 births per 1,000 people | 38.43 births per 1,000 people | 2.09 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.0036 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 34.68 births per 1,000 people | 35.09 births per 1,000 people | 0.4035 births per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 34.42 births per 1,000 people against 33.85 births per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 0.57 births per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Guinea ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 14th 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.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.