India vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are married or in a union
India
13.2%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
13.7%
in 2018
India rank
52nd
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 13.7% against 13.2% in India, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 49 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 16.7% | 36.3% | India |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 16.4% | 27.3% | India |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 15.6% | 18.7% | India |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 14.9% | 10.1% | India |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.1% | 3.6% | India |
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, India or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 13.7% against 13.2% in India as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- India ranks 52nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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.