Cameroon vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of women who are married or in a union
Cameroon
18.6%
in 2018
Iran, Islamic Republic of
18.8%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
26th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
25th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Cameroon
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 18.8% against 18.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th of 221 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 33.7% | 10.6% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 33.4% | 7.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 30.1% | 5.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 25.9% | 4.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.9% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 18.8% against 18.6% in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Cameroon and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.2%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th 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.
Individual pages
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.