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

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STAT	Colombia	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	79.1% Ranked 2nd. 32% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	79.1% Ranked 2nd. 32% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	7% Ranked 10th. 52% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	7% Ranked 10th. 52% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	72.7% Ranked 2nd. 22% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Females	14 Ranked 9th.	15 Ranked 16th. 7% more than Colombia
Marriageable age > Males	14 Ranked 9th.	18 Ranked 13th. 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.	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 legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	14	15
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	14 Ranked 85th.	18 Ranked 7th. 29% more than Colombia
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 86th.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Colombia
Teen marriage rate > Women	17 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than South Africa	3.4 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	8% Ranked 17th.	13.8% Ranked 9th. 73% more than Colombia
Years spent single before marriage > Females	23.1 years Ranked 14th.	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 21% more than Colombia
Years spent single before marriage > Males	27 years Ranked 13th.	30.3 years Ranked 4th. 12% more than Colombia
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 97th.	21 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Colombia
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	14 Ranked 87th.	15 Ranked 67th. 7% more than Colombia
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	72.7% Ranked 2nd. 22% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.

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