Mauritania vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of women who are married or in a union
Mauritania
31.6%
in 2020
Turks and Caicos Islands
29.1%
in 2020
Mauritania rank
7th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
9th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Mauritania
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.6% against 29.1% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 9th of 221 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.9% | 29.1% | 7.8% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 29.1% | 6.9% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 29.1% | 5.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 29.1% | 4.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 29.1% | 3.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 2.5% | Mauritania |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Mauritania, at 31.6% against 29.1% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Mauritania and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 2.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Mauritania ranks 7th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 9th 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.