Cameroon vs Senegal: Share of women who are married or in a union
Cameroon
18.6%
in 2018
Senegal
18.8%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
26th
Senegal rank
24th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal 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 Senegal ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 37.1% | 7.2% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 34.0% | 6.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 30.2% | 5.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.4% | 3.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.6% | 0.5% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 18.8% against 18.6% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 24th 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.