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

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STAT	Norway	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	88.4% Ranked 1st. 48% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	88.4% Ranked 1st. 48% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	12.8% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	12.8% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	82.2% Ranked 1st. 37% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 3rd. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 3rd. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://www.lovdata.no/all/hl-19910704-047.html#1 |title=LOV 1991-07-04 nr 47: Lov om ekteskap |publisher=Lovdata.no |date= |accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref>	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	16	15
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	16 Ranked 67th.	18 Ranked 7th. 13% more than Norway
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 111th.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Norway
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.0 Ranked 34th.	0.7 Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.2 Ranked 35th.	3.4 Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Norway
Years spent single before marriage > Females	31.4 years Ranked 1st. 13% more than South Africa	27.9 years Ranked 4th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	33.7 years Ranked 1st. 11% more than South Africa	30.3 years Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 123th.	21 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Norway
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 57th. 7% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 67th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	82.2% Ranked 1st. 37% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.

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