Bulgaria vs Madagascar: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods

Bulgaria
39.6%
in 2007
Madagascar
42.7%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
69th
Madagascar rank
66th

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 42.7% against 39.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 66th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods
Unit
% of women ages 15-49
Source
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
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Estimated share of women using contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union. This is compared between modern methods and any method (modern or traditional).