Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana: Share of women who are married or in a union
Guinea-Bissau
15.8%
in 2019
Guyana
15.8%
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Guyana rank
40th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 15.8% against 15.8% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st and Guyana ranks 40th of 221 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 14.7% | 26.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 15.1% | 26.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 15.6% | 21.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 16.0% | 8.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 1.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 15.8% against 15.8% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
- 0.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st and Guyana ranks 40th 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.