Cambodia vs Guatemala: Birth rate
Cambodia
20.75 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala
20.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
75th
Guatemala rank
73rd
Birth rate over time
- Cambodia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 20.81 births per 1,000 people against 20.75 births per 1,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cambodia ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.88 births per 1,000 people | 50.6 births per 1,000 people | 4.71 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 42.9 births per 1,000 people | 46.56 births per 1,000 people | 3.66 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 32.37 births per 1,000 people | 44.17 births per 1,000 people | 11.8 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 49.29 births per 1,000 people | 41.85 births per 1,000 people | 7.44 births per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 38.87 births per 1,000 people | 37.73 births per 1,000 people | 1.14 births per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 26.72 births per 1,000 people | 31.34 births per 1,000 people | 4.62 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 24.14 births per 1,000 people | 26.05 births per 1,000 people | 1.91 births per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 21.59 births per 1,000 people | 21.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.2557 births per 1,000 people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cambodia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 20.81 births per 1,000 people against 20.75 births per 1,000 people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cambodia and Guatemala?
- 0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Guatemala rank globally for birth rate?
- Cambodia ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.