Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Samoa or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Samoa as of 2020.

What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Samoa and Palestine, State of?

0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine, State of?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

Samoa vs Palestine, State of: Share of women who are married or in a union

Samoa

7.8%

in 2020

Palestine, State of

7.9%

in 2020

Samoa rank

91st

Palestine, State of rank

90th

Share of women who are married or in a union over time

Samoa
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 91st and Palestine, State of ranks 90th of 221 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.7%	26.9%	18.2%	Palestine, State of
1980s	8.2%	26.9%	18.7%	Palestine, State of
1990s	7.7%	26.7%	18.9%	Palestine, State of
2000s	7.2%	20.7%	13.5%	Palestine, State of
2010s	7.4%	12.5%	5.1%	Palestine, State of
2020s	7.8%	7.9%	0.1%	Palestine, State of

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, Samoa or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Samoa and Palestine, State of?: 0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine, State of?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?: Samoa ranks 91st and Palestine, State of ranks 90th 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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Indicator: Share of women who are married or in a union
Unit: %
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 221 places, 10,945 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.