Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Unmet need for contraception
Burkina Faso
21.0%
in 2022
Uganda
21.8%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Uganda rank
18th
Unmet need for contraception over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 21.8% against 21.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Uganda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 18th of 58 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.3% | 33.2% | 2.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 22.2% | 1.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unmet need for contraception, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 21.8% against 21.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unmet need for contraception between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 0.8%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for unmet need for contraception?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 18th of 58 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 Unmet need for contraception (% 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
Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.