El Salvador vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
El Salvador
1.77 births per woman
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1.76 births per woman
in 2024
El Salvador rank
121st
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
122nd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.77 births per woman against 1.76 births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 births per woman | 6.78 births per woman | 0.2121 births per woman | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1970s | 5.75 births per woman | 5.25 births per woman | 0.4941 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.49 births per woman | 3.27 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.59 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman | 1.01 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.57 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | 0.4133 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.05 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 0.0073 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 0.003 births per woman | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, El Salvador or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- El Salvador, at 1.77 births per woman against 1.76 births per woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.01 births per woman, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 122nd 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.