Guatemala vs Yemen: Share of women who are married or in a union
Guatemala
17.2%
in 2018
Yemen
16.7%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
36th
Yemen rank
37th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Guatemala
- Yemen
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 17.2% against 16.7% in Yemen, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 37th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 23.5% | 3.8% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 21.4% | 0.7% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 1.2% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 0.8% | Guatemala |
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 Yemen?
- Guatemala, at 17.2% against 16.7% in Yemen as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Guatemala and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Yemen?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Guatemala and Yemen rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Guatemala ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 37th 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.