Bangladesh vs Panama: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Bangladesh
2.14 births per woman
in 2024
Panama
2.11 births per woman
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
95th
Panama rank
97th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Bangladesh
- Panama
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.14 births per woman against 2.11 births per woman in Panama, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 95th and Panama ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.78 births per woman | 5.68 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.7 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.58 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.77 births per woman | 2.89 births per woman | 0.8887 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.89 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | 0.2308 births per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman | 0.2628 births per woman | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.17 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 0.0256 births per woman | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Bangladesh or Panama?
- Bangladesh, at 2.14 births per woman against 2.11 births per woman in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Bangladesh and Panama?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Panama rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th and Panama ranks 97th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.