Greece vs Portugal: Divorce rate
Greece
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Portugal
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
17th
Portugal rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.38 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 0.28 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.44 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | 0.11 per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.75 per 1,000 people | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.76 per 1,000 people | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 0.53 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 1.15 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 0.975 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2017.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Greece and Portugal?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for divorce rate?
- Greece ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 17th 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.