Egypt vs Jordan: Share of women who are married or in a union
Egypt
7.5%
in 2021
Jordan
7.6%
in 2018
Egypt rank
97th
Jordan rank
95th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 7.6% against 7.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jordan ahead.
Egypt ranks 97th and Jordan ranks 95th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 25.1% | 7.3% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 19.6% | 3.8% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 14.0% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 0.9% | 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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 7.6% against 7.5% in Egypt as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Egypt and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Egypt ranks 97th and Jordan ranks 95th 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.