Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Eritrea
3.68 live births per woman
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
3.76 live births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
37th
Guinea-Bissau rank
35th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.76 live births per woman against 3.68 live births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.08 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th 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 | 6.5 live births per woman | 5.9 live births per woman | 0.6038 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 0.5238 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 0.4051 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.0982 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 0.2861 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.49 live births per woman | 0.4723 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.68 live births per woman | 0.4204 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.8 live births per woman | 3.92 live births per woman | 0.1196 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.76 live births per woman against 3.68 live births per woman in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.08 live births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.