Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Guinea-Bissau
3.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Senegal
3.82 live births per woman
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Senegal rank
35th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.84 live births per woman against 3.82 live births per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 0.9429 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 1.19 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 6.17 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 0.3209 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.91 live births per woman | 0.3232 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.49 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 0.296 live births per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 4.68 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 0.0676 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 0.0497 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 Senegal?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.84 live births per woman against 3.82 live births per woman in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 35th 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.