Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Fertility rate: births per woman
Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
4.08 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.16 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.07 live births per woman | 5.66 live births per woman | 0.4101 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 5.72 live births per woman | 0.4823 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.33 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 0.5329 live births per woman | Congo |
| 1980s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 0.2657 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.07 live births per woman | 5.96 live births per woman | 0.8866 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7 live births per woman | 5.58 live births per woman | 0.8804 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.63 live births per woman | 4.82 live births per woman | 0.1862 live births per woman | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 0.0295 live births per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Congo, at 4.16 live births per woman against 4.08 live births per woman in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Congo ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.