Mauritania vs Mozambique: Share of women who are married or in a union
Mauritania
31.6%
in 2020
Mozambique
31.2%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
7th
Mozambique rank
8th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.6% against 31.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.9% | 48.7% | 11.8% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 47.5% | 11.5% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 44.9% | 10.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 42.2% | 8.7% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 36.8% | 4.5% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 33.2% | 1.6% | Mozambique |
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, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 31.6% against 31.2% in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Mauritania ranks 7th and Mozambique ranks 8th 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.