Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any method, Ethiopia or Ghana?

Ghana, at 36.3% against 36.1% in Ethiopia as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?

6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 married women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Ghana: Contraceptive prevalence, any method

Ethiopia

36.1%

in 2021

Ghana

36.3%

in 2022

Ethiopia rank

87th

Ghana rank

86th

Contraceptive prevalence, any method over time

Ethiopia
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 36.3% against 36.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ghana ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 87th and Ghana ranks 86th of 116 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any method, Ethiopia or Ghana?: Ghana, at 36.3% against 36.1% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any method between Ethiopia and Ghana?: 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any method?: Ethiopia ranks 87th and Ghana ranks 86th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 married women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49)
Unit: % of married women ages 15-49
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 1,076 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of married 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.