Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Birth rate
Equatorial Guinea
29.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
30.04 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Birth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 30.04 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.44 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.54 births per 1,000 people | 45.47 births per 1,000 people | 3.93 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 40.64 births per 1,000 people | 42.22 births per 1,000 people | 1.58 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 42.94 births per 1,000 people | 41.5 births per 1,000 people | 1.44 births per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 44.74 births per 1,000 people | 47.96 births per 1,000 people | 3.22 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 44.04 births per 1,000 people | 44.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.1406 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 40.67 births per 1,000 people | 0.8981 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 34.92 births per 1,000 people | 35.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.4578 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 30.45 births per 1,000 people | 30.72 births per 1,000 people | 0.2722 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 30.04 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.44 births per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for birth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd 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.