Congo vs Guinea: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Congo

4.16 live births per woman

in 2023

Guinea

4.22 live births per woman

in 2023

Congo rank

24th

Guinea rank

21st

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Congo
Guinea

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.

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

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
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: 06 August 2026

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.