Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Share of women who are married or in a union
Malawi
20.9%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
21.0%
in 2022
Malawi rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.0% against 20.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 24.5% | 15.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 24.4% | 15.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 23.9% | 10.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 23.5% | 3.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.4% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 21.4% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.0% against 20.9% in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Malawi ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.