Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.79 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 live births per woman against 3.79 live births per woman in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 0.1797 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 0.329 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 0.3425 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 0.0862 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 0.3014 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.4236 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 0.0243 live births per woman | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 0.0238 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 live births per woman against 3.79 live births per woman in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.