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International Divorce Rates

How does the US compare to other countries in terms of divorce rates? Surprisingly, the US is not at the top of the list according to DivorceMagazine.com.

What kind of inferences can be made from this list?  What kind of factors have the most effect on the divorce rate?  How does the marriage rates compare?  What is the effect of the local legal system on the divorce rates?  Also, these numbers don't give any kind of indication of the level of satisfaction by those involved, what level of happiness is brought on by a higher or lower divorce rate? 

Country

Divorces (as % of marriages)

Sweden
Belarus
Finland
Luxembourg
Estonia
Australia
United States
Denmark
Belgium
Austria
Czech Republic
Russia
United Kingdom
Norway
Ukraine
Iceland
Germany
Lithuania
France
Netherlands
Hungary
Canada
Latvia
Moldova
Slovakia
Portugal
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Slovenia
Romania
Poland
Singapore
Greece
Croatia
Spain
Israel
Albania
Azerbaijan
Italy
Georgia
Armenia
Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonia
Sri Lanka
India

54.9
52.9
51.2
47.4
46.7
46
45.8
44.5
44
43.4
43.3
43.3
42.6
40.4
40
39.5
39.4
38.9
38.3
38.3
37.5
37
34.4
28.1
26.9
26.2
25.5
21.1
20.7
19.1
17.2
17.2
15.7
15.5
15.2
14.8
10.9
10.3
10
6.6
6
6
5
5
1.5
1.1

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