Chad vs Mauritania: Share of women who are married or in a union
Chad
36.6%
in 2019
Mauritania
31.6%
in 2020
Chad rank
5th
Mauritania rank
7th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Chad
- Mauritania
How they compare
Chad currently reports 36.6% against 31.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 221 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.7% | 36.9% | 9.8% | Chad |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 36.0% | 10.7% | Chad |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 34.7% | 11.8% | Chad |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 33.5% | 8.7% | Chad |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 32.2% | 6.1% | Chad |
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, Chad or Mauritania?
- Chad, at 36.6% against 31.6% in Mauritania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Chad and Mauritania?
- 5.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mauritania?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Chad and Mauritania rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Chad ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 7th 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.