Guyana vs Laos: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Guyana
2.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Laos
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Guyana rank
86th
Laos rank
85th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Guyana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.41 live births per woman in Guyana, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Guyana ranks 86th and Laos ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.26 live births per woman | 0.1203 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1960s | 6.09 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 0.2156 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 4.59 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.49 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 3.2 live births per woman | 5.42 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.77 live births per woman | 3.8 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.1813 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 0.0258 live births per woman | Laos |
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, Guyana or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.42 live births per woman against 2.41 live births per woman in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Guyana and Laos?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Laos rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Guyana ranks 86th and Laos ranks 85th 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.