Comoros vs Gambia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Comoros
3.82 births per woman
in 2024
Gambia
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Comoros rank
30th
Gambia rank
28th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Comoros
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia 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 Gambia ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 births per woman | 6.21 births per woman | 0.7372 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1970s | 7.15 births per woman | 6.39 births per woman | 0.7573 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1980s | 6.99 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.6367 births per woman | Comoros |
| 1990s | 5.85 births per woman | 6 births per woman | 0.1504 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 5.67 births per woman | 0.6564 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.46 births per woman | 5.04 births per woman | 0.5802 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.94 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman | 0.1398 births per woman | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Comoros or Gambia?
- Gambia, 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 Gambia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Gambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Comoros ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 28th 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.