Cameroon vs Sudan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Cameroon
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Sudan
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Sudan rank
16th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 births per woman | 6.81 births per woman | 0.9682 births per woman | Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.87 births per woman | 0.4753 births per woman | Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 0.2258 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 0.1162 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 0.0096 births per woman | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 4.89 births per woman | 0.0107 births per woman | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.4 births per woman | 4.39 births per woman | 0.007 births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4.26 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0 births per woman, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 16th 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.