Jamaica vs South Africa: Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate
Jamaica
-0.5155 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
-0.4964 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
64th
South Africa rank
62nd
Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.4964 % change on previous year against -0.5155 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0191 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1336 % change on previous year | -0.7222 % change on previous year | 0.5885 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | -3.77 % change on previous year | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | -2.35 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 0.4765 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | -1.69 % change on previous year | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | -2.67 % change on previous year | -0.1601 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -2.96 % change on previous year | -0.9793 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.5673 % change on previous year | -0.5265 % change on previous year | 0.0408 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate, Jamaica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.4964 % change on previous year against -0.5155 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.0191 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fertility vs contraception. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.