Guinea-Bissau vs Samoa: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Samoa
3.83 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Samoa rank
34th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Samoa
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 7.69 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.65 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 0.5107 live births per woman | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 5.5 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 0.3284 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 0.0415 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Guinea-Bissau or Samoa?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 live births per woman against 3.83 live births per woman in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Samoa rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.