How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of women who are married or in a union

Angola

18.2%

in 2016

Democratic Republic of Congo

18.0%

in 2018

Angola rank

31st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

32nd

Share of women who are married or in a union over time

Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Angola currently reports 18.2% against 18.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 31st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd of 221 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.4%	31.1%	2.3%	Angola
1980s	29.2%	30.5%	1.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	25.1%	27.2%	2.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	21.4%	23.4%	2.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	19.0%	20.0%	1.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Angola, at 18.2% against 18.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2016.
What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.2%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?: Angola ranks 31st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd 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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Indicator: Share of women who are married or in a union
Unit: %
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 221 places, 10,945 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.