Cameroon vs Guinea: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Guinea rank
21st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.22 live births per woman in Guinea, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.2994 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.3265 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.0395 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.0365 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 0.3051 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 0.3308 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 0.1365 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.084 live births per woman | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.22 live births per woman in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.1 live births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cameroon ranks 18th 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.