People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on India & Nigeria

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STAT	India	Nigeria	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.8% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Nigeria	14.1% Ranked 19th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.8% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Nigeria	14.1% Ranked 19th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria	1.8% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria	1.8% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	48.1% Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Nigeria	8.6% Ranked 21st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	48.1% Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Nigeria	8.6% Ranked 21st.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th. The same as Nigeria	18 Ranked 3rd.
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Nigeria	18 Ranked 5th.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3 |title=Obtain Marriage Certificate - How do I: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> If any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void. A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 18. Official policy automatically declares marriages under 16 as "null and void", while marriages at the age of 16 or 17 are "voidable". In 2012, high court has declared that Muslim women can marry at 15. Additionally, the report declares that "In spite of these legal provisions, child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA, 1929, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and also under the Muslim Law."	Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ).
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Nigeria	18 Ranked 108th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 63th. The same as Nigeria	18 Ranked 96th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd.	29.3 Ranked 3rd. 6% more than India
Women denied family planning	20.5% Ranked 4th. 8% more than Nigeria	18.9% Ranked 9th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th.	21.4 years Ranked 13th. 8% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 15th.	27.2 years Ranked 7th. 9% more than India

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