Ghana vs Timor-Leste: Share of women who are married or in a union
Ghana
7.2%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
7.2%
in 2022
Ghana rank
98th
Timor-Leste rank
99th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Ghana
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.2% against 7.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 98th and Timor-Leste ranks 99th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.5% | 11.2% | 9.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 11.2% | 9.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 11.2% | 5.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 8.6% | 1.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.3% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
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, Ghana or Timor-Leste?
- Ghana, at 7.2% against 7.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Ghana and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Timor-Leste?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Ghana ranks 98th and Timor-Leste ranks 99th 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.