Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Share of women who are married or in a union
Bangladesh
37.2%
in 2022
Mauritania
31.6%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
4th
Mauritania rank
7th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Bangladesh
- Mauritania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 37.2% against 31.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 221 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 36.9% | 32.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 36.0% | 22.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 34.7% | 10.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.5% | 3.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 32.2% | 4.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 31.6% | 5.6% | Bangladesh |
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 Mauritania?
- Bangladesh, at 37.2% against 31.6% in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 5.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 7th 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.