Brazil vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are married or in a union
Brazil
14.3%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
13.9%
in 2019
Brazil rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Brazil
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14.3% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Brazil ranks 44th 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 | Brazil | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 58.2% | 45.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 57.0% | 43.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 46.5% | 31.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 34.2% | 18.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 20.5% | 5.7% | 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, Brazil or Sierra Leone?
- Brazil, at 14.3% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Brazil and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sierra Leone?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Brazil ranks 44th 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.