Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guinea-Bissau
3.46 children per women
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.45 children per women
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.46 children per women against 3.45 children per women in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 2.05 children per women | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 3.5 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 1.81 children per women | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 3.89 children per women | 5.05 children per women | 1.15 children per women | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.57 children per women | 4.7 children per women | 0.1298 children per women | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.68 children per women | 3.62 children per women | 1.06 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.5 children per women | 3.3 children per women | 1.2 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.1 children per women | 3.56 children per women | 0.5381 children per women | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.55 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 0.0893 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 Zimbabwe?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.46 children per women against 3.45 children per women in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 children per women, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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).