Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are married or in a union
Papua New Guinea
13.7%
in 2018
Sierra Leone
13.9%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.9% against 13.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 221 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 58.2% | 41.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 57.0% | 40.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 46.5% | 30.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 34.2% | 19.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 21.2% | 7.1% | Sierra Leone |
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, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.9% against 13.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th 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.