Barbados vs Rwanda: Share of women who are married or in a union
Barbados
2.3%
in 2021
Rwanda
2.0%
in 2022
Barbados rank
166th
Rwanda rank
169th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Barbados
- Rwanda
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.3% against 2.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Barbados ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 169th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 15.5% | 12.3% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 8.5% | 5.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 5.6% | 3.1% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 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, Barbados or Rwanda?
- Barbados, at 2.3% against 2.0% in Rwanda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Barbados and Rwanda?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Rwanda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Rwanda rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Barbados ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 169th 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.