Bangladesh vs Mali: Share of women who are married or in a union
Bangladesh
37.2%
in 2022
Mali
42.2%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
4th
Mali rank
2nd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Bangladesh
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 42.2% against 37.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Mali ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 50.1% | 19.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 48.6% | 9.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 46.7% | 1.9% | Mali |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 44.8% | 8.3% | Mali |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 43.0% | 6.1% | Mali |
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, Bangladesh or Mali?
- Mali, at 42.2% against 37.2% in Bangladesh as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Bangladesh and Mali?
- 5.0%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mali?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Mali rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Mali ranks 2nd 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.