Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Fertility vs contraception

Eritrea
3.68
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3.7
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
35th

Fertility vs contraception over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.7 against 3.68 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 6.49 6.3 0.1948 Eritrea
1970s 6.58 6.51 0.0626 Eritrea
1980s 6.57 6.58 0.012 Sierra Leone
1990s 5.95 6.54 0.5875 Sierra Leone
2000s 5.01 5.91 0.8959 Sierra Leone
2010s 4.26 4.71 0.4447 Sierra Leone
2020s 3.8 3.89 0.0898 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs contraception, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3.7 against 3.68 in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility vs contraception between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
0.02, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for fertility vs contraception?
Eritrea ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility vs contraception
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed