Guinea-Bissau vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.76 births per woman against 1.79 births per woman in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.97 births per woman.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.97 births per woman | 5.72 births per woman | 0.2447 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 6.17 births per woman | 4.8 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 6.67 births per woman | 3.8 births per woman | 2.87 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 6.23 births per woman | 3 births per woman | 3.24 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 3.09 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.68 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.92 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guinea-Bissau or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.76 births per woman against 1.79 births per woman in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.97 births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (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 represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.