Cook Islands vs Sri Lanka: Share of women who are married or in a union
Cook Islands
6.4%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
6.0%
in 2016
Cook Islands rank
109th
Sri Lanka rank
110th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Cook Islands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 6.4% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 221 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2% | 10.1% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 9.1% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 8.1% | 1.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 7.1% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
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, Cook Islands or Sri Lanka?
- Cook Islands, at 6.4% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Cook Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Cook Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Cook Islands ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 110th 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.