Cameroon vs Lesotho: Age at first marriage, female
Cameroon
22.2
in 2014
Lesotho
22.2
in 2014
Cameroon rank
118th
Lesotho rank
118th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 22.2 against 22.2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 166 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8 | 20.1 | 1.3 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 21.63 | 22.77 | 1.13 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 21.75 | 23.3 | 1.55 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 22.2 against 22.2 in Lesotho as of 2014.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2014.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Cameroon ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.