Congo vs Guyana: Share of women who are married or in a union
Congo
16.1%
in 2015
Guyana
15.8%
in 2020
Congo rank
39th
Guyana rank
40th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Congo
- Guyana
How they compare
Congo currently reports 16.1% against 15.8% in Guyana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 39th and Guyana ranks 40th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 14.7% | 2.7% | Congo |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 2.2% | Congo |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.6% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 0.1% | Guyana |
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 Guyana?
- Congo, at 16.1% against 15.8% in Guyana as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Congo and Guyana?
- 0.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guyana?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Congo and Guyana rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Congo ranks 39th and Guyana ranks 40th 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.