Gabon vs Lesotho: Share of women who are married or in a union
Gabon
9.1%
in 2020
Lesotho
9.6%
in 2021
Gabon rank
82nd
Lesotho rank
79th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Gabon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 79th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.8% | 28.8% | 26.0% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 25.8% | 14.6% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 21.9% | 4.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 18.0% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 13.2% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 10.2% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
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, Gabon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Gabon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Gabon and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Gabon ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 79th 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.