Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guinea-Bissau
3.46 children per women
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.48 children per women
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
38th
Vanuatu rank
37th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.48 children per women against 3.46 children per women in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Vanuatu ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 2.05 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 3.5 children per women | 5.44 children per women | 1.94 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 3.89 children per women | 5.32 children per women | 1.43 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4.57 children per women | 5.04 children per women | 0.4686 children per women | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 4.68 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 0.0785 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.5 children per women | 4.05 children per women | 0.4453 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.1 children per women | 3.81 children per women | 0.2844 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.55 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.009 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.48 children per women against 3.46 children per women in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
- 0.02 children per women, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Vanuatu ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).