Lesotho vs Viet Nam: Share of women who are married or in a union
Lesotho
9.6%
in 2021
Viet Nam
9.7%
in 2021
Lesotho rank
79th
Viet Nam rank
78th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Lesotho
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 9.7% against 9.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 79th and Viet Nam ranks 78th of 221 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.8% | 11.1% | 17.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 11.1% | 14.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 10.8% | 11.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 10.3% | 7.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.8% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Lesotho and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Viet Nam?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Viet Nam rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Lesotho ranks 79th and Viet Nam ranks 78th 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.