Congo vs Guinea: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate

Congo
4.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Guinea rank
21st

Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate over time

  • Congo
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 4.22 live births per woman against 4.16 live births per woman in Congo, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 6.07 live births per woman 6.03 live births per woman 0.0387 live births per woman Congo
1960s 6.21 live births per woman 6.17 live births per woman 0.0361 live births per woman Congo
1970s 6.33 live births per woman 6.35 live births per woman 0.018 live births per woman Guinea
1980s 5.66 live births per woman 6.52 live births per woman 0.8566 live births per woman Guinea
1990s 5.07 live births per woman 6.29 live births per woman 1.22 live births per woman Guinea
2000s 4.7 live births per woman 5.72 live births per woman 1.02 live births per woman Guinea
2010s 4.63 live births per woman 5.02 live births per woman 0.3851 live births per woman Guinea
2020s 4.25 live births per woman 4.35 live births per woman 0.1067 live births per woman Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate, Congo or Guinea?
Guinea, at 4.22 live births per woman against 4.16 live births per woman in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate between Congo and Guinea?
0.06 live births per woman, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
Congo ranks 24th and Guinea ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.