Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of women who are married or in a union
Congo
16.1%
in 2015
Guinea-Bissau
15.8%
in 2019
Congo rank
39th
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Congo
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Congo currently reports 16.1% against 15.8% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 39th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st of 221 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 41.5% | 24.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 41.5% | 24.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 36.8% | 19.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 24.2% | 7.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 18.7% | 2.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
- Congo, at 16.1% against 15.8% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Congo ranks 39th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st 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.