Benin vs Mauritania: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Benin
4.48 births per woman
in 2024
Mauritania
4.62 births per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Mauritania rank
11th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.62 births per woman against 4.48 births per woman in Benin, a difference of 0.14 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 0.1415 births per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 0.102 births per woman | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.97 births per woman | 6.44 births per woman | 0.5382 births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.4614 births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 0.3068 births per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.28 births per woman | 5.22 births per woman | 0.0565 births per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 0.136 births per woman | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.62 births per woman against 4.48 births per woman in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Benin and Mauritania?
- 0.14 births per woman, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.