Myanmar vs Panama: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Myanmar
2.1 births per woman
in 2024
Panama
2.11 births per woman
in 2024
Myanmar rank
99th
Panama rank
97th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Myanmar
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.11 births per woman against 2.1 births per woman in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 99th and Panama ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.87 births per woman | 5.68 births per woman | 0.1843 births per woman | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 5.3 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 0.7841 births per woman | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 4.28 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | 0.8201 births per woman | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 3.17 births per woman | 2.89 births per woman | 0.2853 births per woman | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2.58 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | 0.0752 births per woman | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.27 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman | 0.2432 births per woman | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.14 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 0.0038 births per woman | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Myanmar or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.11 births per woman against 2.1 births per woman in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Myanmar and Panama?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Panama rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Myanmar ranks 99th and Panama ranks 97th 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.