Ecuador vs Palau: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Ecuador
1.81 births per woman
in 2024
Palau
1.88 births per woman
in 2024
Ecuador rank
116th
Palau rank
113th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Ecuador
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.88 births per woman against 1.81 births per woman in Ecuador, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Ecuador ranks 116th and Palau ranks 113th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.4309 births per woman | Palau |
| 1970s | 5.5 births per woman | 5 births per woman | 0.496 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4.21 births per woman | 3.08 births per woman | 1.13 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.42 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 0.945 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.85 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.9072 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.3 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 0.2946 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.0546 births per woman | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Ecuador or Palau?
- Palau, at 1.88 births per woman against 1.81 births per woman in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Ecuador and Palau?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Palau rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Ecuador ranks 116th and Palau ranks 113th 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.