Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Divorces per 1000 people

Bulgaria
1.4
in 2022
Netherlands
1.3
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
35th

Divorces per 1000 people over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
0.511.522.5196019912022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.4 against 1.3 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 43 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 1.09 0.5444 0.5444 Bulgaria
1970s 1.3 1.34 0.04 Netherlands
1980s 1.44 2.07 0.63 Netherlands
1990s 1.16 2.1 0.94 Netherlands
2000s 1.69 2.02 0.33 Netherlands
2010s 1.51 1.96 0.45 Netherlands
2020s 1.4 1.5 0.1 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorces per 1000 people, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
Bulgaria, at 1.4 against 1.3 in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorces per 1000 people between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
0.1, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for divorces per 1000 people?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Divorces per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Divorces per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed