Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
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
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Congo ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th 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.