Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan: Birth rate
Equatorial Guinea
29.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
28.59 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th
South Sudan rank
37th
Birth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 29.6 births per 1,000 people against 28.59 births per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 1.01 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.54 births per 1,000 people | 50.7 births per 1,000 people | 9.16 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 40.64 births per 1,000 people | 53.1 births per 1,000 people | 12.46 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 42.94 births per 1,000 people | 53.68 births per 1,000 people | 10.74 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 44.74 births per 1,000 people | 51.38 births per 1,000 people | 6.64 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 44.04 births per 1,000 people | 52.15 births per 1,000 people | 8.1 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 39.78 births per 1,000 people | 45.15 births per 1,000 people | 5.37 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 34.92 births per 1,000 people | 35.7 births per 1,000 people | 0.7868 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 30.45 births per 1,000 people | 29.2 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Equatorial Guinea or South Sudan?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 29.6 births per 1,000 people against 28.59 births per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
- 1.01 births per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for birth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 37th 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.