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Guinea vs Mauritania: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods

Guinea
10.6%
in 2018
Mauritania
12.8%
in 2021
Guinea rank
111th
Mauritania rank
109th

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods over time

  • Guinea
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 12.8% against 10.6% in Guinea, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

Guinea ranks 111th and Mauritania ranks 109th 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).