Gambia vs Samoa: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Gambia
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Samoa
3.8 births per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Samoa rank
31st
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Gambia
- Samoa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 3.8 births per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.11 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Samoa ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 7.65 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 0.2916 births per woman | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6.35 births per woman | 5.5 births per woman | 0.8503 births per woman | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6 births per woman | 4.78 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.67 births per woman | 4.41 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 births per woman | 4.35 births per woman | 0.6846 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.08 births per woman | 3.89 births per woman | 0.1898 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, Gambia or Samoa?
- Gambia, at 3.91 births per woman against 3.8 births per woman in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Gambia and Samoa?
- 0.11 births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Samoa ranks 31st 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.