Comoros vs Guinea-Bissau: Birth rate

Comoros
28.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
30.04 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
36th
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd

Birth rate over time

  • Comoros
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 30.04 births per 1,000 people against 28.65 births per 1,000 people in Comoros, a difference of 1.39 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Comoros ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 47.84 births per 1,000 people 45.47 births per 1,000 people 2.36 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1960s 48.54 births per 1,000 people 42.22 births per 1,000 people 6.32 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1970s 46.68 births per 1,000 people 41.5 births per 1,000 people 5.18 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1980s 46.14 births per 1,000 people 47.96 births per 1,000 people 1.81 births per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 39.62 births per 1,000 people 44.19 births per 1,000 people 4.57 births per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2000s 34.52 births per 1,000 people 40.67 births per 1,000 people 6.15 births per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 32.79 births per 1,000 people 35.38 births per 1,000 people 2.58 births per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2020s 29.3 births per 1,000 people 30.72 births per 1,000 people 1.42 births per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Comoros or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 30.04 births per 1,000 people against 28.65 births per 1,000 people in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Comoros and Guinea-Bissau?
1.39 births per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for birth rate?
Comoros ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.