Ghana vs Philippines: Contraceptive prevalence, any method
Contraceptive prevalence, any method over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 34.1% against 31.5% in Ghana, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 41st and Philippines ranks 40th of 63 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 27.3% | 10.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 32.0% | 12.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 34.1% | 13.4% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 34.1% | 2.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any method, Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 34.1% against 31.5% in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any method between Ghana and Philippines?
- 2.6%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Ghana ranks 41st and Philippines ranks 40th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.