Equatorial Guinea vs Gambia: Birth rate
Equatorial Guinea
29.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia
30.43 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th
Gambia rank
31st
Birth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 30.43 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.83 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.54 births per 1,000 people | 50.55 births per 1,000 people | 9.01 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 40.64 births per 1,000 people | 49.11 births per 1,000 people | 8.47 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 42.94 births per 1,000 people | 47.48 births per 1,000 people | 4.54 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 44.74 births per 1,000 people | 48.61 births per 1,000 people | 3.87 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 44.04 births per 1,000 people | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 0.987 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 39.82 births per 1,000 people | 0.0479 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 34.92 births per 1,000 people | 35.95 births per 1,000 people | 1.04 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.45 births per 1,000 people | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 0.5287 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 30.43 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 0.83 births per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Gambia rank globally for birth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.