Malawi vs Senegal: Share of women who are married or in a union
Malawi
20.9%
in 2020
Senegal
18.8%
in 2023
Malawi rank
21st
Senegal rank
24th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.9% against 18.8% in Senegal, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 24th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 37.1% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 34.0% | 5.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 30.2% | 4.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.4% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 0.8% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Senegal?
- Malawi, at 20.9% against 18.8% in Senegal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Malawi and Senegal?
- 2.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Malawi ranks 21st and Senegal ranks 24th 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.