Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Share of women who are married or in a union
Sudan
20.0%
in 2014
Zimbabwe
21.0%
in 2022
Sudan rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.0% against 20.0% in Sudan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 221 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 24.5% | 15.5% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 24.4% | 10.8% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 23.9% | 6.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.5% | 1.4% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 22.8% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
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, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.0% against 20.0% in Sudan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 1.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Sudan ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.