Guatemala vs Guyana: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Guatemala
2.31 live births per woman
in 2023
Guyana
2.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Guatemala rank
89th
Guyana rank
86th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Guatemala
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.41 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 89th and Guyana ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 6.14 live births per woman | 0.7913 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 6.84 live births per woman | 6.09 live births per woman | 0.7505 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 6.42 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 5.84 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.11 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.04 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.3867 live births per woman | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.0725 live births per woman | Guyana |
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, Guatemala or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 2.41 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Guatemala and Guyana?
- 0.1 live births per woman, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Guyana rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Guatemala ranks 89th and Guyana ranks 86th 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.