The bar chart provides information about the percentage of divorce in Finland and Sweden between 2011 and 2015.
Overall, Sweden experienced a downward trend, while Finland showed an upward trend thoughout the period. Both countries’ divorce rate had some fluctuation. Although Finland had a lower percentage than Sweden in 2011, it outraced Sweden at the end of the period.
Sweden’s divorce rate was about 45% in 2011, being higher than Finland’s rate by approximately 8%. Then, it rose to almost 50% in the following year. However, the figure showed a gradual decrease to about 47% in 2013, and continued to decline steadily to the end of the period, reaching around 45% in 2014 and hitting a low-point of about 37% in 2025.
As for Finland, the rate of divorce was less than 40% in 2011, and it decreased to just above 30% in 2012. However, the figure experienced a steady growth during the next two years. It rose to nearly 40% in 2013, then increased by around 3% in 2014, and remained steady for the next year, outracing the rate of Sweden at the end of the period.