Ecuador vs Tunisia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Ecuador
1.81 births per woman
in 2024
Tunisia
1.82 births per woman
in 2024
Ecuador rank
116th
Tunisia rank
115th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Ecuador
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.82 births per woman against 1.81 births per woman in Ecuador, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 0.4906 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 5.5 births per woman | 5.92 births per woman | 0.418 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 4.21 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 0.2688 births per woman | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 3.42 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.6566 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.85 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 0.881 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.3 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 0.0784 births per woman | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.0138 births per woman | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Ecuador or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.82 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 Tunisia?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tunisia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Tunisia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Ecuador ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 115th 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.
Individual pages
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.