Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate vs. child mortality
Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.16 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.66 live births per woman | 0.4101 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 0.4823 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 0.5329 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 0.2657 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 5.96 live births per woman | 0.8866 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 5.58 live births per woman | 0.8804 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.82 live births per woman | 0.1862 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 0.0295 live births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Congo, at 4.16 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Congo ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.