Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Fertility rate, total
Guinea-Bissau
3.76 births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.79 births per woman against 3.76 births per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.97 births per woman | 7.22 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.17 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.67 births per woman | 7.36 births per woman | 0.6899 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.23 births per woman | 7.27 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.49 births per woman | 6.11 births per woman | 0.6251 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.68 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.0894 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.92 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 0.0486 births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.79 births per woman against 3.76 births per woman in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 0.03 births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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.