Colombia vs Malta: Divorce rate
Colombia
0.55 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Malta
0.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
43rd
Malta rank
41st
Divorce rate over time
- Colombia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.9 per 1,000 people against 0.55 per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.35 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 41st of 43 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4079 per 1,000 people | 0.7111 per 1,000 people | 0.3033 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.4787 per 1,000 people | 0.6667 per 1,000 people | 0.188 per 1,000 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Colombia or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.9 per 1,000 people against 0.55 per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Colombia and Malta?
- 0.35 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malta?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Malta rank globally for divorce rate?
- Colombia ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 41st 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.