Bahamas vs Barbados: Share of women who are married or in a union
Bahamas
2.4%
in 2010
Barbados
2.3%
in 2021
Bahamas rank
164th
Barbados rank
166th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 164th and Barbados ranks 166th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Barbados in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 3.2% | 5.6% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Barbados |
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, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Barbados as of 2010.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Bahamas ranks 164th and Barbados ranks 166th 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.