Bulgaria vs Mexico: Divorce rate
Bulgaria
1.4 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
1.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Mexico rank
36th
Divorce rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Mexico
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.28 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 43 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 0.675 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.69 per 1,000 people | 0.6629 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 0.9992 per 1,000 people | 0.5108 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.3533 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Bulgaria or Mexico?
- Bulgaria, at 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.28 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Bulgaria and Mexico?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mexico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Mexico rank globally for divorce rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Divorce rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.