Puerto Rico vs Vanuatu: Share of women who are married or in a union
Puerto Rico
12.5%
in 2022
Vanuatu
12.6%
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
56th
Vanuatu rank
55th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Puerto Rico
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 12.6% against 12.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 56th and Vanuatu ranks 55th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 13.7% | 2.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 12.4% | 0.7% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.6% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
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, Puerto Rico or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 12.6% against 12.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Puerto Rico and Vanuatu rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Puerto Rico ranks 56th and Vanuatu ranks 55th 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.