Guam vs Suriname: Birth rate
Guam
17.66 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Suriname
17.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guam rank
91st
Suriname rank
92nd
Birth rate over time
- Guam
- Suriname
How they compare
Guam currently reports 17.66 births per 1,000 people against 17.3 births per 1,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.36 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Guam ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 44.44 births per 1,000 people | 10.78 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 31.73 births per 1,000 people | 40.69 births per 1,000 people | 8.96 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 28.82 births per 1,000 people | 31.91 births per 1,000 people | 3.09 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 25.84 births per 1,000 people | 31.82 births per 1,000 people | 5.99 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 24.99 births per 1,000 people | 26.97 births per 1,000 people | 1.97 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 20.77 births per 1,000 people | 22.75 births per 1,000 people | 1.98 births per 1,000 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 20.4 births per 1,000 people | 19.43 births per 1,000 people | 0.9682 births per 1,000 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 18.14 births per 1,000 people | 17.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.6355 births per 1,000 people | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Guam or Suriname?
- Guam, at 17.66 births per 1,000 people against 17.3 births per 1,000 people in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Guam and Suriname?
- 0.36 births per 1,000 people, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Suriname rank globally for birth rate?
- Guam ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 92nd 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.