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

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STAT	Bangladesh	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	61.2% Ranked 5th. 2% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	61.2% Ranked 5th. 2% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 6th. 20% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 6th. 20% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	52.1% Ranked 5th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 15% more than Bangladesh
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	52.1% Ranked 5th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 15% more than Bangladesh
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 20th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 7th. 17% more than South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	Bangladeshi law provides for penal sanctions for the contraction of under-age marriages, though such unions are not considered invalid.	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	21 Ranked 1st. The same as South Africa	21 Ranked 11th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 1st.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Bangladesh
Teen marriage rate > Men	2.1 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa	0.7 Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	45.7 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Africa	3.4 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	13.5% Ranked 13th.	13.8% Ranked 9th. 2% more than Bangladesh
Years spent single before marriage > Females	18.7 years Ranked 26th.	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 49% more than Bangladesh

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