Cameroon vs Guinea: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Cameroon
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea
4.13 births per woman
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Guinea rank
20th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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. contraceptive prevalence, 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. contraceptive prevalence 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. contraceptive prevalence?
- 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.