Gambia vs Malawi: Share of women who are married or in a union
Gambia
18.9%
in 2020
Malawi
20.9%
in 2020
Gambia rank
23rd
Malawi rank
21st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.9% against 18.9% in Gambia, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.2% | 39.6% | 13.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 39.4% | 11.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 34.3% | 7.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 27.3% | 4.9% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.3% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 20.9% | 2.0% | Malawi |
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, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 20.9% against 18.9% in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Gambia and Malawi?
- 2.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Gambia ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 21st 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.