Belize vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are married or in a union
Belize
14.1%
in 2015
Sierra Leone
13.9%
in 2019
Belize rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Belize
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Belize currently reports 14.1% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 221 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 58.2% | 37.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 57.0% | 36.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 46.5% | 27.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 34.2% | 17.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 23.4% | 8.6% | Sierra Leone |
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, Belize or Sierra Leone?
- Belize, at 14.1% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Belize and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sierra Leone?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Belize and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Belize ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th 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.