Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Burkina Faso
4.19 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Guinea rank
21st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.22 live births per woman against 4.19 live births per woman in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.0032 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.2814 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.5444 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.6852 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 0.5343 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 0.506 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 0.4291 live births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 4.22 live births per woman against 4.19 live births per woman in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.