Comoros vs Ethiopia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Comoros
3.82 births per woman
in 2024
Ethiopia
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Comoros rank
30th
Ethiopia rank
27th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Comoros
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 3.82 births per woman in Comoros, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 30th and Ethiopia ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 births per woman | 6.62 births per woman | 0.3304 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1970s | 7.15 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.1104 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1980s | 6.99 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.3217 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.85 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 1.15 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 6.17 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.46 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 0.2101 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.94 births per woman | 4.09 births per woman | 0.1452 births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Comoros or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.91 births per woman against 3.82 births per woman in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Comoros and Ethiopia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Ethiopia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Ethiopia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Comoros ranks 30th and Ethiopia ranks 27th 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.