El Salvador vs Japan: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method

El Salvador
52.1%
in 2021
Japan
52.8%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
46th
Japan rank
45th

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 52.8% against 52.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 46th and Japan ranks 45th of 113 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 20.0% 60.5% 40.5% Japan
1980s 43.5% 51.7% 8.2% Japan
1990s 54.1% 48.0% 6.1% El Salvador
2010s 67.7% 39.0% 28.7% El Salvador
2020s 52.1% 52.8% 0.7% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any modern method, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 52.8% against 52.1% in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any modern method between El Salvador and Japan?
0.7%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
El Salvador ranks 46th and Japan ranks 45th 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.