Guinea vs Mauritania: Share of women who are married or in a union
Guinea
28.1%
in 2018
Mauritania
31.6%
in 2020
Guinea rank
10th
Mauritania rank
7th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.6% against 28.1% in Guinea, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 36.9% | 6.9% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 36.0% | 7.8% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 34.7% | 9.1% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 33.5% | 5.8% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 32.3% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
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 or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 31.6% against 28.1% in Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 3.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Guinea ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 7th 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.