Equatorial Guinea vs Togo: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception

Equatorial Guinea
4.12 births per woman
in 2024
Togo
4.12 births per woman
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd
Togo rank
21st

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 4.12 births per woman against 4.12 births per woman in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Togo ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Togo ranks 21st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 5.72 births per woman 6.91 births per woman 1.19 births per woman Togo
1970s 5.8 births per woman 7.04 births per woman 1.24 births per woman Togo
1980s 5.92 births per woman 6.51 births per woman 0.5854 births per woman Togo
1990s 5.96 births per woman 5.63 births per woman 0.3285 births per woman Equatorial Guinea
2000s 5.58 births per woman 5.08 births per woman 0.4936 births per woman Equatorial Guinea
2010s 4.82 births per woman 4.72 births per woman 0.0975 births per woman Equatorial Guinea
2020s 4.2 births per woman 4.26 births per woman 0.0597 births per woman Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Equatorial Guinea or Togo?
Togo, at 4.12 births per woman against 4.12 births per woman in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Equatorial Guinea and Togo?
0 births per woman, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Togo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Togo rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Togo ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.