Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Equatorial Guinea
4.12 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea
4.13 births per woman
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd
Guinea rank
20th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 4.13 births per woman against 4.12 births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Guinea ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 0.4462 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.8 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.5509 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.92 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 0.5909 births per woman | Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.96 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 0.3292 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.58 births per woman | 5.72 births per woman | 0.1445 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.82 births per woman | 5.02 births per woman | 0.1989 births per woman | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2 births per woman | 4.31 births per woman | 0.112 births per woman | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 4.13 births per woman against 4.12 births per woman in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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) – 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.