Congo vs Guinea: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Guinea rank
21st
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.22 live births per woman against 4.16 live births per woman in Congo, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 0.0387 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.0361 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.018 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 0.8566 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 0.3851 live births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.1067 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, Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 4.22 live births per woman against 4.16 live births per woman in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Congo and Guinea?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Congo ranks 24th 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.