Bhutan vs Maldives: Share of women who are married or in a union
Bhutan
3.1%
in 2022
Maldives
3.1%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
149th
Maldives rank
150th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 3.1% against 3.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 149th and Maldives ranks 150th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 43.7% | 28.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 35.0% | 19.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 22.8% | 7.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 4.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.3% | 3.0% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
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, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 3.1% against 3.1% in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Bhutan ranks 149th and Maldives ranks 150th 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.