Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Divorce rate

Costa Rica
2.8 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Lithuania rank
4th

Divorce rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.8 per 1,000 people against 2.6 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 43 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
2010s 2.5 per 1,000 people 3.21 per 1,000 people 0.7147 per 1,000 people Lithuania
2020s 2.55 per 1,000 people 2.75 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
Costa Rica, at 2.8 per 1,000 people against 2.6 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2021.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
0.2 per 1,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for divorce rate?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Divorce rate
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.