Egypt vs Ghana: Share of women who are married or in a union
Egypt
7.5%
in 2021
Ghana
7.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
97th
Ghana rank
98th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Egypt
- Ghana
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.5% against 7.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Egypt ranks 97th and Ghana ranks 98th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 20.5% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 20.4% | 4.7% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 16.7% | 3.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.8% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 1.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 0.4% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Ghana?
- Egypt, at 7.5% against 7.2% in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Egypt and Ghana?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Egypt ranks 97th and Ghana ranks 98th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) β 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.