Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men by country
The divorce process is equal for women and men, unless the law provides women with added safeguards, such as during pregnancy. It is unequal if women face extra barriers, only men can initiate, or divorce is prohibited.
Countries reporting
143
Highest
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Angola
Lowest
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
South Africa
Median
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Angola; the lowest is 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 (1=yes; 0=no), and the mean is 1 (1=yes; 0=no).
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Congo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chad | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The divorce process is equal for women and men, unless the law provides women with added safeguards, such as during pregnancy. It is unequal if women face extra barriers, only men can initiate, or divorce is prohibited.