Sao Tome and Principe vs Togo: Share of women who are married or in a union
Sao Tome and Principe
11.9%
in 2019
Togo
11.2%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe rank
62nd
Togo rank
65th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Togo
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.9% against 11.2% in Togo, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Togo ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd and Togo ranks 65th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 39.8% | 15.7% | Togo |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 31.0% | 8.0% | Togo |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 22.2% | 2.4% | Togo |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.4% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.6% | 1.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Togo?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.9% against 11.2% in Togo as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Sao Tome and Principe and Togo?
- 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Togo?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Togo rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd and Togo ranks 65th 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.