Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.12 births per woman against 4.11 births per woman in Congo, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 5.72 births per woman | 0.4823 births per woman | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.33 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 0.5329 births per woman | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.66 births per woman | 5.92 births per woman | 0.2657 births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.07 births per woman | 5.96 births per woman | 0.8866 births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7 births per woman | 5.58 births per woman | 0.8804 births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.82 births per woman | 0.1862 births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.22 births per woman | 4.2 births per woman | 0.0222 births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 4.12 births per woman against 4.11 births per woman in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Congo ranks 24th 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.