Algeria vs Guam: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Algeria
2.72 births per woman
in 2024
Guam
2.75 births per woman
in 2024
Algeria rank
63rd
Guam rank
60th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Algeria
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 2.75 births per woman against 2.72 births per woman in Algeria, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 63rd and Guam ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Guam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 births per woman | 5.24 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.47 births per woman | 3.69 births per woman | 3.77 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.01 births per woman | 2.96 births per woman | 3.05 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.6 births per woman | 3.03 births per woman | 0.5706 births per woman | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2.6 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | 0.1896 births per woman | Guam |
| 2010s | 3.01 births per woman | 2.99 births per woman | 0.0219 births per woman | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.82 births per woman | 0.0034 births per woman | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Algeria or Guam?
- Guam, at 2.75 births per woman against 2.72 births per woman in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Algeria and Guam?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Guam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Guam rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Algeria ranks 63rd and Guam ranks 60th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.