Cape Verde vs Samoa: Share of women who are married or in a union
Cape Verde
7.7%
in 2021
Samoa
7.8%
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
92nd
Samoa rank
91st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 7.8% against 7.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 91st of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 8.7% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 8.2% | 3.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 0.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.8% | 0.1% | Samoa |
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, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 7.8% against 7.7% in Cape Verde as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Cape Verde ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 91st 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.