Nigeria vs Yemen: Fertility vs unmet contraception

Nigeria
4.38
in 2024
Yemen
4.5
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th

Fertility vs unmet contraception over time

  • Nigeria
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 4.5 against 4.38 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.12.

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

Nigeria ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 6.38 8.09 1.71 Yemen
1970s 6.72 8.38 1.67 Yemen
1980s 6.66 8.8 2.14 Yemen
1990s 6.27 7.57 1.29 Yemen
2000s 6.07 5.63 0.4383 Nigeria
2010s 5.49 4.64 0.8498 Nigeria
2020s 4.55 4.58 0.0254 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs unmet contraception, Nigeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 4.5 against 4.38 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility vs unmet contraception between Nigeria and Yemen?
0.12, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for fertility vs unmet contraception?
Nigeria ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs unmet 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 vs unmet contraception
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed