Iraq vs Syria: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods
Iraq
36.1%
in 2018
Syria
37.5%
in 2009
Iraq rank
75th
Syria rank
74th
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 37.5% against 36.1% in Iraq, a difference of 1.4%.
Iraq ranks 75th and Syria ranks 74th of 113 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 37.5% against 36.1% in Iraq as of 2009.
- What is the difference in contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods between Iraq and Syria?
- 1.4%, with Syria ahead.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Iraq ranks 75th and Syria ranks 74th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).