People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Colombia & Philippines

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STAT	Colombia	Philippines	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	79.1% Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Philippines	48.9% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	79.1% Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Philippines	48.9% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	7% Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Philippines	1.2% Ranked 17th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	7% Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Philippines	1.2% Ranked 17th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	72.7% Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Philippines	36.3% Ranked 11th.
Marriageable age > Females	14 Ranked 9th.	18 Ranked 15th. 29% more than Colombia
Marriageable age > Males	14 Ranked 9th.	18 Ranked 25th. 29% more than Colombia
Marriageable age > Notes	If married under 18 and without parents' consent, the minor can lose from half to all his inheritance rights. However, the marriage will still be valid.	url= http://www.chanrobles.com/executiveorderno209.htm |title=Family Code of the Philippines |publisher=Gov.ph |date= |accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> On the other hand, Muslim marriages in the Philippines is based on the sharia : 15 years for males and as for females, the onset of puberty to age 15, whichever comes first.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	14	18
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	14 Ranked 85th.	18 Ranked 16th. 29% more than Colombia
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 86th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Colombia
Teen marriage rate > Women	17 Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Philippines	5.3 Ranked 21st.
Women denied family planning	8% Ranked 17th.	22% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Colombia
Years spent single before marriage > Females	23.1 years Ranked 14th.	24.1 years Ranked 4th. 4% more than Colombia
Years spent single before marriage > Males	27 years Ranked 13th. 2% more than Philippines	26.6 years Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 97th.	21 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Colombia
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	14 Ranked 87th.	18 Ranked 5th. 29% more than Colombia
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	72.7% Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Philippines	36.3% Ranked 11th.

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