Maldives vs United States of America: Share of women who are married or in a union
Maldives
3.1%
in 2022
United States of America
3.0%
in 2022
Maldives rank
150th
United States of America rank
153rd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Maldives
- United States of America
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 153rd of 221 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.7% | 13.1% | 30.6% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 10.9% | 24.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 8.6% | 14.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.4% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or United States of America?
- Maldives, at 3.1% against 3.0% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Maldives and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States of America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and United States of America rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Maldives ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 153rd 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.