Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua: Share of women who are married or in a union
Equatorial Guinea
22.0%
in 2011
Nicaragua
22.4%
in 2012
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
14th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 22.4% against 22.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 14th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 21.2% | 4.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 21.5% | 3.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 21.9% | 2.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 22.2% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.4% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 22.4% against 22.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2012.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 14th 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.