Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Eritrea
3.68 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
3.76 births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.76 births per woman against 3.68 births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 births per woman | 5.97 births per woman | 0.5238 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 0.4051 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 6.67 births per woman | 0.0982 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 6.23 births per woman | 0.2861 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 0.4723 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 4.68 births per woman | 0.4204 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 0.1196 births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.76 births per woman against 3.68 births per woman in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Eritrea ranks 36th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th 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 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.