Divorce rates in countries across the world depend on myriad factors. Societal norms, urbanisation, financial independence. And cultural, religious, legal factors. Reasons for a country to have a high or low divorce rate isn't always obvious. For instance, Guam, the Maldives, Greenland have very high divorce rates. India has lowish rates along with Ireland, Qatar, UAE, but not the lowest.
Low national divorce rates do not necessarily imply nationwide marital happiness. Let's find out which are the countries where divorce is uncommon as per Statista's divorce figures and research by World Population Review.
With a divorces happening at about 0.15 per 1,000 people, Sri Lanka’s low numbers are apparently influenced both by cultural norms and legal complexities that discourage divorce.
Both these nations have a divorce rate of 0.2 per 1,000 people. Traditional family-oriented values and societal expectations prioritise marital stability and that is mirrored in their divorce rates.
The Caribbean island nation reports divorce figures of 0.4 per 1,000 people. The likelihood of divorce across the Caribbean is influenced by religious beliefs, societal norms, legal procedures, which may discourage the breaking up of a marriage.
At approximately 0.5 divorces per 1,000 people, marriage is obviously heavily valued in Peru. Reasons? Family values and cultural norms that emphasise marital stability.
The Republic records just 0.6 divorces per 1,000 people. Common reasons for divorce include incompatibility, poor communication, infidelity, emotional issues, lack of spousal equality.
Colombia has relatively low divorce stats of 0.7 per 1,000 people. Frequency of divorce in Colombia like other Latin American countries rides on cultural and religious factors.
0.7 per 1,000 people is Venezuela's divorce rate and its lowness reflects again cultural and religious values.
Travel along the coast of South America anti-clockwise from Venezuela onwards and you are in low-divorce territory. Chile, along with Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, have the lowest divorce percentages in the world, which is probably a reflection of the continent's culture. In Chile 0.7 divorces occur per 1,000.
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