Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Share of women who are married or in a union
Equatorial Guinea
22.0%
in 2011
Ethiopia
21.5%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Ethiopia rank
16th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 22.0% against 21.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 53.1% | 27.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 50.8% | 25.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 37.4% | 13.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 24.0% | 1.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
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, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 22.0% against 21.5% in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 16th 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.