Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Share of women who are married or in a union

Equatorial Guinea
22.0%
in 2011
Madagascar
24.0%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Madagascar rank
12th

Share of women who are married or in a union over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 24.0% against 22.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 221 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 25.4% 32.5% 7.1% Madagascar
1980s 25.1% 32.8% 7.7% Madagascar
1990s 24.0% 33.2% 9.2% Madagascar
2000s 22.8% 33.5% 10.7% Madagascar
2010s 22.1% 31.8% 9.8% Madagascar

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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 24.0% against 22.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
2.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th 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

Indicator
Share of women who are married or in a union
Unit
%
Source
United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,945 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.