Afghanistan vs Congo: Share of women who are married or in a union
Afghanistan
16.4%
in 2023
Congo
16.1%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
38th
Congo rank
39th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.4% against 16.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Congo ranks 39th of 221 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 17.4% | 30.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 17.3% | 22.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 16.9% | 14.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 16.4% | 5.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 16.4% against 16.1% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Congo ranks 39th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.