Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Guinea-Bissau
3.46
in 2023
Malawi
3.44
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
38th
Malawi rank
41st

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
0246195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.46 against 3.44 in Malawi, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 3.26 3.46 0.2015 Malawi
1960s 3.5 3.76 0.255 Malawi
1970s 3.89 4.38 0.486 Malawi
1980s 4.57 4.84 0.2679 Malawi
1990s 4.68 4.86 0.1866 Malawi
2000s 4.5 5 0.4962 Malawi
2010s 4.1 4.17 0.0713 Malawi
2020s 3.55 3.54 0.0161 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.46 against 3.44 in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
0.02, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed