People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Argentina & South Africa

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STAT	Argentina	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	78.9% Ranked 4th. 32% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	78.9% Ranked 4th. 32% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	32.9% Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	32.9% Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	69.9% Ranked 5th. 17% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	69.9% Ranked 5th. 17% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 1st. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 1st. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	Lower with judicial consent only in exceptional cases.	For a marriage under the Marriage Act, 1961 , parental consent is required for the marriage of a party under the age of majority , which was formerly 21 but is now 18. The special consent of the Minister of Home Affairs is also required for the marriage of a girl under the age of 15 or a boy under the age of 18.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 2nd.	21 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Argentina
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 1st.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Argentina
Teen marriage rate > Men	6 Ranked 5th. 9 times more than South Africa	0.7 Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	12.9 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Africa	3.4 Ranked 13th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	23.3 years Ranked 18th.	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 20% more than Argentina
Years spent single before marriage > Males	25.8 years Ranked 19th.	30.3 years Ranked 4th. 17% more than Argentina

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