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

Mauritania
12.8%
in 2021
Sudan
12.0%
in 2014
Mauritania rank
109th
Sudan rank
110th

Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 12.8% against 12.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

Mauritania ranks 109th and Sudan ranks 110th 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).