Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Median age vs births per woman

Guinea-Bissau
18.94
in 2023
Sierra Leone
19.27
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
203rd
Sierra Leone rank
200th

Median age vs births per woman over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
05101520195019862023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 19.27 against 18.94 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.33.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd and Sierra Leone ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 21.11 19.81 1.29 Guinea-Bissau
1960s 20.1 19.88 0.2203 Guinea-Bissau
1970s 17.45 18.71 1.27 Sierra Leone
1980s 16.12 17.76 1.65 Sierra Leone
1990s 16.07 17.18 1.11 Sierra Leone
2000s 16.67 16.9 0.2231 Sierra Leone
2010s 17.56 17.66 0.1025 Sierra Leone
2020s 18.64 18.93 0.288 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 19.27 against 18.94 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0.33, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd and Sierra Leone ranks 200th 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