Mexico vs Romania: Divorce rate
Mexico
1.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania
1.2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
36th
Romania rank
37th
Divorce rate over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.28 per 1,000 people against 1.2 per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 36th and Romania ranks 37th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.6629 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 0.8871 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9992 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 0.5708 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 0.22 per 1,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Mexico or Romania?
- Mexico, at 1.28 per 1,000 people against 1.2 per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.08 per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for divorce rate?
- Mexico ranks 36th and Romania ranks 37th 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.