Ecuador vs Lesotho: Share of women who are married or in a union
Ecuador
9.4%
in 2022
Lesotho
9.6%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
80th
Lesotho rank
79th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Ecuador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.6% against 9.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 221 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 28.8% | 10.6% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 25.8% | 9.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 21.9% | 7.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 18.0% | 5.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 13.2% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
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, Ecuador or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 9.6% against 9.4% in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Ecuador and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Ecuador ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 79th 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.