Canada vs Northern Mariana Islands: Share of women who are married or in a union
Canada
1.3%
in 2021
Northern Mariana Islands
1.5%
in 2020
Canada rank
190th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
189th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Canada
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 190th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 189th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 2.3% | 6.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 2.3% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 2.3% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Northern Mariana 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, Canada or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Canada and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.2%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Canada ranks 190th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 189th 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.