Faroe Islands vs South Korea: Share of women who are married or in a union
Faroe Islands
0.2%
in 2021
South Korea
0.2%
in 2015
Faroe Islands rank
214th
South Korea rank
214th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Faroe Islands
- South Korea
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 214th and South Korea ranks 214th of 221 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Faroe Islands |
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 South Korea?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in South Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Faroe Islands and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Korea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Faroe Islands and South Korea rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Faroe Islands ranks 214th and South Korea ranks 214th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) β 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.