Costa Rica vs Denmark: Share of women who are married or in a union
Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2022
Denmark
3.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
144th
Denmark rank
146th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Denmark ranks 146th of 221 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 5.4% | 9.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 4.9% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 4.4% | 5.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Denmark ranks 146th 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.