Japan vs New Zealand: Divorces per 1000 people

Japan
1.52
in 2022
New Zealand
1.48
in 2022
Japan rank
29th
New Zealand rank
32nd

Divorces per 1000 people over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
0.511.522.5196019912022

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.52 against 1.48 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Japan ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 43 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9 1.1 0.2 New Zealand
1980s 1.4 2.6 1.2 New Zealand
1990s 1.75 2.63 0.8833 New Zealand
2000s 2.12 2.43 0.3074 New Zealand
2010s 1.79 1.8 0.0064 New Zealand
2020s 1.52 1.41 0.1102 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorces per 1000 people, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 1.52 against 1.48 in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorces per 1000 people between Japan and New Zealand?
0.04, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for divorces per 1000 people?
Japan ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 32nd 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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About this data

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