Ghana vs Pakistan: Contraceptive prevalence, any method
Contraceptive prevalence, any method over time
- Ghana
- Pakistan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 36.3% against 34.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 86th and Pakistan ranks 89th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 3.3% | 6.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 21.9% | 1.6% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 28.4% | 6.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 33.9% | 9.4% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any method, Ghana or Pakistan?
- Ghana, at 36.3% against 34.0% in Pakistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any method between Ghana and Pakistan?
- 2.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Pakistan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Ghana and Pakistan rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Ghana ranks 86th and Pakistan ranks 89th 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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About this data
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.