Burkina Faso vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of women who are married or in a union
Burkina Faso
25.2%
in 2021
Turks and Caicos Islands
29.1%
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
9th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Burkina Faso
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 29.1% against 25.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 9th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.8% | 29.1% | 23.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 29.1% | 18.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 29.1% | 12.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 29.1% | 5.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 29.1% | 0.2% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 29.1% | 3.4% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 29.1% against 25.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Burkina Faso and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 3.9%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 9th 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.