Afghanistan vs Guatemala: Share of women who are married or in a union
Afghanistan
16.4%
in 2023
Guatemala
17.2%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
38th
Guatemala rank
36th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Afghanistan
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 17.2% against 16.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Guatemala ranks 36th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 27.3% | 20.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 24.1% | 15.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 20.7% | 10.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.1% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 17.5% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 17.2% against 16.4% in Afghanistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Afghanistan and Guatemala?
- 0.8%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guatemala?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Guatemala rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Guatemala ranks 36th 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.