Guyana vs Paraguay: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Guyana
2.4 live births per woman
in 2024
Paraguay
2.42 live births per woman
in 2024
Guyana rank
86th
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Guyana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.4 live births per woman in Guyana, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Guyana ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.3653 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 6.09 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 0.1893 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 4.59 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 0.6938 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.49 live births per woman | 4.97 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 3.2 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 0.9454 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.77 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 0.2843 live births per woman | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 0.0205 live births per woman | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.44 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 0.0102 live births per woman | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Guyana or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.42 live births per woman against 2.4 live births per woman in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Guyana and Paraguay?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Paraguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Guyana ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 84th 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.