Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are married or in a union
Pakistan
13.5%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
13.7%
in 2018
Pakistan rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 13.7% against 13.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 16.7% | 12.4% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 16.4% | 10.9% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 15.6% | 6.5% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.9% | 2.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
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, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 13.7% against 13.5% in Pakistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Pakistan ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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.