Faroe Islands vs Japan: Share of women who are married or in a union
Faroe Islands
0.2%
in 2021
Japan
0.3%
in 2020
Faroe Islands rank
214th
Japan rank
211th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Faroe Islands
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 214th and Japan ranks 211th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
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, Faroe Islands or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Faroe Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Faroe Islands and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Japan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Faroe Islands and Japan rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Faroe Islands ranks 214th and Japan ranks 211th 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.