Cameroon vs Guinea: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 4.13 births per woman in Guinea, a difference of 0.13 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 0.3265 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.0395 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 0.0365 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 0.3051 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 5.72 births per woman | 0.3308 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 5.02 births per woman | 0.1365 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.4 births per woman | 4.31 births per woman | 0.0932 births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 4.26 births per woman against 4.13 births per woman in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.13 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 20th 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.