Ghana vs Peru: Age at first marriage, female
Ghana
23.7
in 2017
Peru
23.3
in 2016
Ghana rank
82nd
Peru rank
85th
Age at first marriage, female over time
- Ghana
- Peru
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 23.7 against 23.3 in Peru, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Peru ahead.
Ghana ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 85th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5 | 23.4 | 2.9 | Peru |
| 2000s | 22.9 | 23.85 | 0.95 | Peru |
| 2010s | 24.13 | 23.4 | 0.7333 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age at first marriage, female, Ghana or Peru?
- Ghana, at 23.7 against 23.3 in Peru as of 2017.
- What is the difference in age at first marriage, female between Ghana and Peru?
- 0.4, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Peru?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
- How do Ghana and Peru rank globally for age at first marriage, female?
- Ghana ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 85th 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.