Guam vs Marshall Islands: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Guam
2.75 births per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.86 births per woman
in 2024
Guam rank
60th
Marshall Islands rank
59th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.86 births per woman against 2.75 births per woman in Guam, a difference of 0.11 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guam ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 births per woman | 8.14 births per woman | 2.89 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.69 births per woman | 7.83 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.96 births per woman | 6.86 births per woman | 3.9 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.03 births per woman | 5.26 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.79 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.99 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 0.2425 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.93 births per woman | 0.1146 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Guam or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.86 births per woman against 2.75 births per woman in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 0.11 births per woman, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guam and Marshall Islands rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Guam ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 59th 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.