Guinea-Bissau vs Liberia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Liberia rank
30th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.95 live births per woman against 3.84 live births per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.2774 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 0.5994 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 0.5533 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.0163 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 0.0566 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.54 live births per woman | 0.051 live births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.0569 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 0.1022 live births per woman | Liberia |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.95 live births per woman against 3.84 live births per woman in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Liberia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 30th 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.