Ghana vs Togo: Age at first marriage, male

Ghana
27.8
in 2014
Togo
27.6
in 2017
Ghana rank
79th
Togo rank
82nd

Age at first marriage, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Togo
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 27.8 against 27.6 in Togo, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 79th and Togo ranks 82nd of 144 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Togo Difference Ahead
1970s 26.8 26 0.8 Ghana
1990s 26.6 27 0.4 Togo
2000s 27.1 28.2 1.1 Togo
2010s 28.2 27.6 0.6 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age at first marriage, male, Ghana or Togo?
Ghana, at 27.8 against 27.6 in Togo as of 2014.
What is the difference in age at first marriage, male between Ghana and Togo?
0.2, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?
5 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Ghana and Togo rank globally for age at first marriage, male?
Ghana ranks 79th and Togo ranks 82nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age at first marriage, male
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,646 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.