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

Guinea-Bissau
3.46
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.45
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
39th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Zimbabwe
0246195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.46 against 3.45 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01.

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 5.31 2.05 Zimbabwe
1960s 3.5 5.31 1.81 Zimbabwe
1970s 3.89 5.05 1.15 Zimbabwe
1980s 4.57 4.7 0.1298 Zimbabwe
1990s 4.68 3.62 1.06 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 4.5 3.3 1.2 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 4.1 3.56 0.5381 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 3.55 3.46 0.0893 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 Zimbabwe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.46 against 3.45 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
0.01, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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