Guinea vs Mozambique: Share of women who are married or in a union
Guinea
28.1%
in 2018
Mozambique
31.2%
in 2023
Guinea rank
10th
Mozambique rank
8th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Guinea
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 31.2% against 28.1% in Guinea, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mozambique ahead.
Guinea ranks 10th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 48.7% | 4.9% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 47.5% | 3.7% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 44.9% | 1.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 42.2% | 2.9% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 37.1% | 5.6% | Mozambique |
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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 31.2% against 28.1% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Guinea and Mozambique?
- 3.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mozambique?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Guinea and Mozambique rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Guinea ranks 10th and Mozambique ranks 8th 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.