People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Australia & Papua New Guinea

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STAT	Australia	Papua New Guinea	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	72.3% Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Papua New Guinea	32.4% Ranked 24th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	72.3% Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Papua New Guinea	32.4% Ranked 24th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	14.6% Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Papua New Guinea	1.4% Ranked 22nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	14.6% Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Papua New Guinea	1.4% Ranked 22nd.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	68.1% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Papua New Guinea	24.3% Ranked 25th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 37th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Australia
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 38th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Australia
Marriageable age > Notes	16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances).	Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ).
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	14
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	16 Ranked 59th. The same as Papua New Guinea	16 Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 106th. The same as Papua New Guinea	18 Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 94th. 13% more than Papua New Guinea	16 Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.4 Ranked 12th.	3.3 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Australia
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.8 Ranked 15th.	16 Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Females	28.7 years Ranked 4th. 38% more than Papua New Guinea	20.8 years Ranked 17th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 49th. 14% more than Papua New Guinea	14 Ranked 1st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	68.1% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Papua New Guinea	24.3% Ranked 25th.

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