Ethiopia vs Nepal: Share of women who are married or in a union
Ethiopia
21.5%
in 2019
Nepal
21.3%
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
16th
Nepal rank
17th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 21.5% against 21.3% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 17th of 221 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.1% | 57.7% | 4.7% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 51.0% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 44.2% | 6.8% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 36.7% | 12.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 27.9% | 6.3% | Nepal |
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, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Ethiopia, at 21.5% against 21.3% in Nepal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 17th 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.