Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of women who are married or in a union
Afghanistan
16.4%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
15.8%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
38th
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Afghanistan
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.4% against 15.8% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 41.5% | 6.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 41.5% | 1.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 36.8% | 5.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 24.2% | 2.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 17.8% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Afghanistan, at 16.4% against 15.8% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st 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.