Some Stats on Marriage Equality
Seeing that France and Uruguay are about to legalize same-sex marriage, I got curious. So I looked up some stats, because I’m a dork. And I’m sharing them, because some of you are dorks too.
Eleven countries, not including France and Uruguay, have marriage equality nationwide. Three more — Brazil, Mexico, and the United States — have marriage equality in some jurisdictions but not others.
Although same-sex marriage is allowed in less than half of Brazil, it’s still the country with the most same-sex-marriage-legal citizens, at 92.6 million. Nearly a quarter of the people in the whole world who live in places where same-sex couples can marry live in Brazil.
France’s new law will put it in second place on the list, with 65.4 million people, increasing the number of folks who have marriage equality worldwide by 15% with a stroke of the pen. Uruguay will bump up the numbers by another 3.7 million, less than one percent.
After France and Uruguay take the plunge, the land of marriage equality will have a population of about 452
Eleven countries, not including France and Uruguay, have marriage equality nationwide. Three more — Brazil, Mexico, and the United States — have marriage equality in some jurisdictions but not others.
Although same-sex marriage is allowed in less than half of Brazil, it’s still the country with the most same-sex-marriage-legal citizens, at 92.6 million. Nearly a quarter of the people in the whole world who live in places where same-sex couples can marry live in Brazil.
France’s new law will put it in second place on the list, with 65.4 million people, increasing the number of folks who have marriage equality worldwide by 15% with a stroke of the pen. Uruguay will bump up the numbers by another 3.7 million, less than one percent.
After France and Uruguay take the plunge, the land of marriage equality will have a population of about 452
