Afghanistan vs Dominican Republic: Share of women who are married or in a union
Afghanistan
16.4%
in 2023
Dominican Republic
17.4%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
38th
Dominican Republic rank
35th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Afghanistan
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 17.4% against 16.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 21.5% | 26.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 20.7% | 18.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 19.9% | 11.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.1% | 3.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 18.0% | 1.0% | Dominican Republic |
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 Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 17.4% against 16.4% in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Afghanistan and Dominican Republic?
- 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Dominican Republic?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Dominican Republic ranks 35th 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.