Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
South Sudan rank
32nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.86 live births per woman against 3.84 live births per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.6899 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.6251 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.0894 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.0537 live births per woman | South Sudan |
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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.86 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 South Sudan?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 32nd 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.