demographic2022

Share of women involved in major household purchases

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data71 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
66.2%
Median: 70.0%
Countries Covered
71
with available data
Highest
Moldova, Republic of
95.8%
Lowest
Senegal
18.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Moldova, Republic of95.8%
2Timor-Leste93.7%
3Ukraine92.3%
4Cambodia92.0%
5South Africa91.9%
By Region
Europe92.3%(1 countries)
North America81.9%(1 countries)
South America79.3%(2 countries)
Africa70.1%(8 countries)
Asia67.2%(8 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (18.4%)High (95.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 66.2%)

Europe (1)
North America (1)
South America (2)
Africa (8)
Asia (8)
Other (51)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Moldova, Republic of95.8%
2Timor-Leste93.7%
3Ukraine92.3%
4Cambodia92.0%
5South Africa91.9%
6Lesotho88.8%
7Philippines88.2%
8Madagascar87.5%
9Albania87.2%
10Guyana87.1%
11Maldives86.8%
12Zimbabwe86.8%
13Dominican Republic85.6%
14Kyrgyzstan83.9%
15Bolivia83.5%
16India83.0%
17Haiti82.5%
18Jordan82.3%
19Namibia82.2%
20Guatemala81.9%
21Angola80.9%
22Armenia80.3%
23Colombia80.2%
24Liberia79.7%
25Peru78.4%
26Ethiopia78.2%
27Kenya78.2%
28Rwanda78.0%
29Gabon77.3%
30Indonesia76.3%
31Mozambique75.5%
32Myanmar74.3%
33Ghana73.9%
34Honduras73.6%
35Bangladesh71.8%
36Papua New Guinea70.0%
37Burundi69.3%
38Turkmenistan68.3%
39Zambia67.5%
40Egypt67.4%
41Nicaragua65.8%
42Uganda63.7%
43Mauritania62.0%
44Eswatini61.1%
45Nepal59.9%
46Republic of the Congo59.8%
47Democratic Republic of the Congo59.8%
48Cameroon56.9%
49Sao Tome and Principe56.8%
50Malawi55.4%
51Eritrea54.3%
52Comoros52.9%
53Azerbaijan52.5%
54Morocco50.2%
55Yemen50.0%
56Guinea48.2%
57Benin47.2%
58Togo47.2%
59Sierra Leone46.9%
60United Republic of Tanzania46.0%
61Pakistan44.1%
62Afghanistan42.1%
63Nigeria40.4%
64Republic of The Gambia40.0%
65Chad39.8%
66Cote d'Ivoire38.1%
67Tajikistan37.5%
68Mali20.3%
69Niger20.0%
70Burkina Faso20.0%
71Senegal18.4%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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