Botswana vs Turkmenistan: Share of women who are married or in a union
Botswana
4.1%
in 2017
Turkmenistan
4.8%
in 2019
Botswana rank
129th
Turkmenistan rank
126th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Botswana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 4.8% against 4.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 129th and Turkmenistan ranks 126th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 1.1% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Turkmenistan |
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, Botswana or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 4.8% against 4.1% in Botswana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.7%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Botswana ranks 129th and Turkmenistan ranks 126th 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.