Angola vs Somalia: Share of women who are married or in a union
Angola
18.2%
in 2016
Somalia
18.0%
in 2019
Angola rank
31st
Somalia rank
33rd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Angola
- Somalia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 18.2% against 18.0% in Somalia, 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 Somalia ranks 33rd of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 20.5% | 12.9% | Angola |
| 1980s | 29.2% | 20.7% | 8.5% | Angola |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 21.5% | 3.5% | Angola |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 22.1% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 20.1% | 1.0% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Angola, at 18.2% against 18.0% in Somalia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Angola and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Angola ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd 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.