Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Share of women who are married or in a union
Burkina Faso
25.2%
in 2021
Mozambique
31.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Mozambique rank
8th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 31.2% against 25.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.8% | 48.7% | 4.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 0.0% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 44.9% | 3.7% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 42.2% | 7.2% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 36.8% | 7.8% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 32.8% | 7.4% | Mozambique |
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, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 31.2% against 25.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 6.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 8th 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.