Benin vs Comoros: Share of women who are married or in a union
Benin
12.7%
in 2022
Comoros
12.9%
in 2022
Benin rank
54th
Comoros rank
53rd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Benin
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 12.9% against 12.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 54th and Comoros ranks 53rd of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Comoros in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.4% | 27.9% | 23.4% | Benin |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 26.3% | 18.0% | Benin |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 22.7% | 8.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 2.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.6% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 0.0% | Comoros |
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, Benin or Comoros?
- Comoros, at 12.9% against 12.7% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Benin and Comoros?
- 0.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Comoros?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Comoros rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Benin ranks 54th and Comoros ranks 53rd 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.