Guyana vs Laos: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Guyana
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Laos
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Guyana rank
82nd
Laos rank
81st
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Guyana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.4 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Guyana, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.09 births per woman | 6.31 births per woman | 0.2156 births per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 4.59 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.49 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 3.2 births per woman | 5.42 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.77 births per woman | 3.8 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.65 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 0.1813 births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.44 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | 0.021 births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Guyana or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.4 births per woman against 2.4 births per woman in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Guyana and Laos?
- 0 births per woman, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Laos rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Guyana ranks 82nd and Laos ranks 81st 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.