Kuwait vs Philippines: Share of women who are married or in a union
Kuwait
5.3%
in 2011
Philippines
5.5%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
118th
Philippines rank
115th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Kuwait
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 118th and Philippines ranks 115th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5% | 13.9% | 19.7% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 13.3% | 12.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 12.0% | 6.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.7% | 0.4% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 9.4% | 3.8% | Philippines |
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, Kuwait or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 5.5% against 5.3% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Kuwait and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Philippines?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Kuwait and Philippines rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Kuwait ranks 118th and Philippines ranks 115th 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.