Guatemala vs Somalia: Share of women who are married or in a union
Guatemala
17.2%
in 2018
Somalia
18.0%
in 2019
Guatemala rank
36th
Somalia rank
33rd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Guatemala
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 18.0% against 17.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 36th and Somalia ranks 33rd of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 20.5% | 6.8% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 20.7% | 3.4% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 21.5% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 22.1% | 4.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 19.7% | 2.3% | Somalia |
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, Guatemala or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 18.0% against 17.2% in Guatemala as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Guatemala and Somalia?
- 0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Somalia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Guatemala and Somalia rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Guatemala ranks 36th and Somalia ranks 33rd 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.