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Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods

Dominican Republic
62.0%
in 2019
Lesotho
65.3%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
24th
Lesotho rank
21st

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 65.3% against 62.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

Dominican Republic ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 21st 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).