Egypt vs Thailand: Share of women who are married or in a union
Egypt
7.5%
in 2021
Thailand
7.7%
in 2022
Egypt rank
97th
Thailand rank
94th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Egypt
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 97th and Thailand ranks 94th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 16.5% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.9% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.9% | 0.3% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Egypt and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Egypt ranks 97th and Thailand ranks 94th 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.