Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are married or in a union
Colombia
13.7%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
13.7%
in 2018
Colombia rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 13.7% against 13.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Colombia ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 16.7% | 3.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 16.4% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 15.6% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 14.9% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 14.1% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Colombia, at 13.7% against 13.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Colombia ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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.