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Proportion of women who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women aged 15-49 years)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data77 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
56.2%
Median: 61.3%
Countries Covered
77
with available data
Highest
Netherlands
98.1%
Lowest
Mali
5.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Netherlands98.1%
2Austria96.1%
3Croatia95.4%
4Czech Republic95.2%
5Denmark94.9%
By Region
Europe92.1%(7 countries)
South America90.3%(3 countries)
Asia67.2%(6 countries)
North America64.8%(1 countries)
Other49.2%(54 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.3%)High (98.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.2%)

Europe (7)
South America (3)
Asia (6)
North America (1)
Other (54)
Africa (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Netherlands98.1%
2Austria96.1%
3Croatia95.4%
4Czech Republic95.2%
5Denmark94.9%
6Uruguay92.2%
7Argentina92.1%
8The Republic of North Macedonia88.1%
9Ecuador86.7%
10Bahrain86.5%
11Serbia84.2%
12Hong Kong83.6%
13Philippines82.3%
14Ukraine81.0%
15Cambodia80.3%
16Panama79.1%
17Dominican Republic77.0%
18Kyrgyzstan76.6%
19Jordan76.2%
20Eswatini73.0%
21Madagascar72.0%
22Moldova, Republic of71.9%
23Guyana71.3%
24Namibia71.2%
25Uzbekistan70.4%
26Honduras70.3%
27Lesotho68.6%
28Myanmar67.5%
29India65.6%
30Guatemala64.8%
31Kenya64.8%
32Georgia64.6%
33Bangladesh63.8%
34Mongolia63.2%
35Vanuatu63.2%
36Nepal62.6%
37Armenia61.8%
38Fiji61.6%
39Rwanda61.3%
40South Africa60.5%
41Zimbabwe59.9%
42Liberia58.8%
43Uganda58.5%
44Haiti57.1%
45Papua New Guinea56.7%
46Maldives53.9%
47Ghana51.7%
48United Republic of Tanzania49.6%
49Gabon48.0%
50Zambia46.5%
51Sao Tome and Principe46.2%
52Malawi44.7%
53Turkmenistan42.8%
54Burundi40.3%
55Angola39.2%
56Ethiopia38.0%
57Timor-Leste35.9%
58Cameroon34.8%
59Benin31.6%
60Pakistan31.5%
61Mozambique30.9%
62Democratic Republic of the Congo30.7%
63Togo29.6%
64Nigeria28.6%
65Sierra Leone27.8%
66Tajikistan27.2%
67Chad27.1%
68Republic of the Congo26.8%
69Mauritania25.3%
70Comoros20.8%
71Republic of The Gambia19.5%
72Cote d'Ivoire18.7%
73Guinea15.2%
74Burkina Faso11.6%
75Senegal8.0%
76Niger7.3%
77Mali5.3%
Showing 77 of 77 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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