El Salvador vs Uruguay: Share of women who are married or in a union
El Salvador
10.6%
in 2021
Uruguay
11.0%
in 2013
El Salvador rank
68th
Uruguay rank
66th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 11.0% against 10.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 44 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 221 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.9% | 12.0% | 7.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 11.7% | 7.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 11.5% | 6.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 11.3% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.1% | 3.2% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 11.0% against 10.6% in El Salvador as of 2013.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- El Salvador ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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.