Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Median age vs births per woman

Eritrea
18.65
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
18.94
in 2023
Eritrea rank
206th
Guinea-Bissau rank
203rd

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Eritrea
  • Guinea-Bissau
05101520195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18.94 against 18.65 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.29.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Eritrea ranks 206th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 17.14 21.11 3.96 Guinea-Bissau
1960s 17.89 20.1 2.22 Guinea-Bissau
1970s 17.03 17.45 0.4187 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 16.68 16.12 0.5684 Eritrea
1990s 16.69 16.07 0.6148 Eritrea
2000s 16.88 16.67 0.2073 Eritrea
2010s 17.44 17.56 0.1203 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 18.3 18.64 0.3468 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 18.94 against 18.65 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
0.29, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Eritrea ranks 206th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed