Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are married or in a union
Côte d'Ivoire
14.1%
in 2021
Sierra Leone
13.9%
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 14.1% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 221 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 58.2% | 5.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 57.0% | 13.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 46.5% | 17.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 34.2% | 13.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 20.5% | 3.6% | Sierra Leone |
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, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 14.1% against 13.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th 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.