Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Share of women who are married or in a union
Ethiopia
21.5%
in 2019
Nigeria
22.8%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
16th
Nigeria rank
13th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 22.8% against 21.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.1% | 37.0% | 16.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 37.0% | 13.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 34.9% | 2.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 30.3% | 6.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 25.2% | 3.6% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 22.8% against 21.5% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 1.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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.