Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate
Equatorial Guinea
29.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
32nd
Birth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.81 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.54 births per 1,000 people | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 7.29 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 40.64 births per 1,000 people | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 5.83 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 42.94 births per 1,000 people | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 3.33 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 44.74 births per 1,000 people | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 2.5 births per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 44.04 births per 1,000 people | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 10.38 births per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 3.52 births per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 34.92 births per 1,000 people | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 0.2097 births per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 30.45 births per 1,000 people | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.3577 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.81 births per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd 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
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.