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France vs Nicaragua: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods

France
72.7%
in 2010
Nicaragua
77.4%
in 2012
France rank
8th
Nicaragua rank
5th

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods over time

  • France
  • Nicaragua
20406080197819952012

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 77.4% against 72.7% in France, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times France's.

France ranks 8th and Nicaragua ranks 5th 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).