Guinea-Bissau vs Samoa: Fertility rate: births per woman

Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Samoa
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Samoa rank
34th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 5.9 live births per woman 7.69 live births per woman 1.79 live births per woman Samoa
1960s 5.97 live births per woman 7.65 live births per woman 1.68 live births per woman Samoa
1970s 6.17 live births per woman 6.68 live births per woman 0.5107 live births per woman Samoa
1980s 6.67 live births per woman 5.5 live births per woman 1.17 live births per woman Guinea-Bissau
1990s 6.23 live births per woman 4.78 live births per woman 1.45 live births per woman Guinea-Bissau
2000s 5.49 live births per woman 4.41 live births per woman 1.08 live births per woman Guinea-Bissau
2010s 4.68 live births per woman 4.35 live births per woman 0.3284 live births per woman Guinea-Bissau
2020s 3.96 live births per woman 3.91 live births per woman 0.0415 live births per woman Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guinea-Bissau or Samoa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
0.01 live births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Samoa rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The 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.