Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.12 births per woman against 4.11 births per woman in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.45 births per woman | 5.72 births per woman | 0.7276 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 6.9 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 5.92 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.82 births per woman | 5.96 births per woman | 0.8635 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.58 births per woman | 0.6505 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.45 births per woman | 4.82 births per woman | 0.628 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.27 births per woman | 4.2 births per woman | 0.0786 births per woman | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.12 births per woman against 4.11 births per woman in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.