Chad vs Somalia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Chad
6.03 births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 births per woman
in 2024
Chad rank
1st
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.03 births per woman against 6.01 births per woman in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.34 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.9059 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.2784 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 7.04 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.2751 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 7.28 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 0.285 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 7.14 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 0.3895 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.72 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.2638 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.19 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 0.0484 births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 6.03 births per woman against 6.01 births per woman in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Chad ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 2nd 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.