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.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.2%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 98.1% |
| 2 | Austria | 96.1% |
| 3 | Croatia | 95.4% |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 95.2% |
| 5 | Denmark | 94.9% |
| 6 | Uruguay | 92.2% |
| 7 | Argentina | 92.1% |
| 8 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 88.1% |
| 9 | Ecuador | 86.7% |
| 10 | Bahrain | 86.5% |
| 11 | Serbia | 84.2% |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 83.6% |
| 13 | Philippines | 82.3% |
| 14 | Ukraine | 81.0% |
| 15 | Cambodia | 80.3% |
| 16 | Panama | 79.1% |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 77.0% |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.6% |
| 19 | Jordan | 76.2% |
| 20 | Eswatini | 73.0% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 72.0% |
| 22 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.9% |
| 23 | Guyana | 71.3% |
| 24 | Namibia | 71.2% |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 70.4% |
| 26 | Honduras | 70.3% |
| 27 | Lesotho | 68.6% |
| 28 | Myanmar | 67.5% |
| 29 | India | 65.6% |
| 30 | Guatemala | 64.8% |
| 31 | Kenya | 64.8% |
| 32 | Georgia | 64.6% |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 63.8% |
| 34 | Mongolia | 63.2% |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 63.2% |
| 36 | Nepal | 62.6% |
| 37 | Armenia | 61.8% |
| 38 | Fiji | 61.6% |
| 39 | Rwanda | 61.3% |
| 40 | South Africa | 60.5% |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 59.9% |
| 42 | Liberia | 58.8% |
| 43 | Uganda | 58.5% |
| 44 | Haiti | 57.1% |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 56.7% |
| 46 | Maldives | 53.9% |
| 47 | Ghana | 51.7% |
| 48 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49.6% |
| 49 | Gabon | 48.0% |
| 50 | Zambia | 46.5% |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.2% |
| 52 | Malawi | 44.7% |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 42.8% |
| 54 | Burundi | 40.3% |
| 55 | Angola | 39.2% |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 38.0% |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 35.9% |
| 58 | Cameroon | 34.8% |
| 59 | Benin | 31.6% |
| 60 | Pakistan | 31.5% |
| 61 | Mozambique | 30.9% |
| 62 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30.7% |
| 63 | Togo | 29.6% |
| 64 | Nigeria | 28.6% |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 27.8% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 27.2% |
| 67 | Chad | 27.1% |
| 68 | Republic of the Congo | 26.8% |
| 69 | Mauritania | 25.3% |
| 70 | Comoros | 20.8% |
| 71 | Republic of The Gambia | 19.5% |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.7% |
| 73 | Guinea | 15.2% |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% |
| 75 | Senegal | 8.0% |
| 76 | Niger | 7.3% |
| 77 | Mali | 5.3% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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