French Guiana vs Samoa: Birth rate
French Guiana
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana rank
54th
Samoa rank
54th
Birth rate over time
- French Guiana
- Samoa
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
French Guiana ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 18.63 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 31.35 births per 1,000 people | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 15.59 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 28.62 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 8.9 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 27.81 births per 1,000 people | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 7.69 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 29.95 births per 1,000 people | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 3.67 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 28.38 births per 1,000 people | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 1.81 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 26.7 births per 1,000 people | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 3.01 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.228 births per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, French Guiana or Samoa?
- French Guiana, at 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 25.4 births per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between French Guiana and Samoa?
- 0 births per 1,000 people, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Samoa rank globally for birth rate?
- French Guiana ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 54th 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.