Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Share of women who are married or in a union
Kuwait
5.3%
in 2011
Saudi Arabia
5.0%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
118th
Saudi Arabia rank
121st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.3% against 5.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 118th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 221 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5% | 15.4% | 18.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 15.2% | 10.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 11.1% | 7.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.5% | 4.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 5.3% against 5.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Kuwait ranks 118th and Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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.