El Salvador vs Indonesia: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method

El Salvador
52.1%
in 2021
Indonesia
51.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
46th
Indonesia rank
47th

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method over time

  • El Salvador
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 52.1% against 51.6% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 46th and Indonesia ranks 47th of 113 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 44.5% 36.9% 7.6% El Salvador
1990s 51.2% 52.7% 1.5% Indonesia
2000s 64.0% 56.0% 8.1% El Salvador
2010s 67.7% 60.5% 7.2% El Salvador
2020s 52.1% 50.8% 1.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any modern method, El Salvador or Indonesia?
El Salvador, at 52.1% against 51.6% in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any modern method between El Salvador and Indonesia?
0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
El Salvador ranks 46th and Indonesia ranks 47th of 113 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 modern 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

Indicator
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern 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
113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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.