Cameroon vs Gambia: Share of women who are married or in a union
Cameroon
18.6%
in 2018
Gambia
18.9%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
26th
Gambia rank
23rd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Cameroon
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 18.9% against 18.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 53.2% | 9.0% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 51.2% | 10.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 41.9% | 6.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 32.1% | 2.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 23.3% | 1.2% | Gambia |
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, Cameroon or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 18.9% against 18.6% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Cameroon and Gambia?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 23rd 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.