What is the difference in divorce rate between Mexico and Netherlands?

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Netherlands?

33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

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.

Mexico vs Netherlands: Divorce rate

Mexico

1.28 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Netherlands

1.3 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Mexico rank

36th

Netherlands rank

35th

Divorce rate over time

Mexico
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.3 per 1,000 people against 1.28 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 35th of 43 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.6 per 1,000 people	0.8 per 1,000 people	0.2 per 1,000 people	Netherlands
1980s	0.4 per 1,000 people	2.3 per 1,000 people	1.9 per 1,000 people	Netherlands
1990s	0.45 per 1,000 people	2.15 per 1,000 people	1.7 per 1,000 people	Netherlands
2000s	0.6629 per 1,000 people	2.02 per 1,000 people	1.36 per 1,000 people	Netherlands
2010s	0.9992 per 1,000 people	1.96 per 1,000 people	0.9608 per 1,000 people	Netherlands
2020s	1.05 per 1,000 people	1.5 per 1,000 people	0.4533 per 1,000 people	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Mexico or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.3 per 1,000 people against 1.28 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Mexico and Netherlands?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Netherlands?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Netherlands rank globally for divorce rate?: Mexico ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 35th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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