Brazil vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of women who are married or in a union
Brazil
14.3%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau
15.8%
in 2019
Brazil rank
44th
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Brazil
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 15.8% against 14.3% in Brazil, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 44th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st of 221 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 41.5% | 28.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 41.5% | 27.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 36.8% | 21.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 24.2% | 8.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 17.8% | 3.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Brazil or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 15.8% against 14.3% in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Brazil and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guinea-Bissau?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Brazil ranks 44th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st 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.
Individual pages
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.