Economy
These Countries Have the Oldest, and Youngest, First Marriages
People tend to get married at older ages in richer, more developed countries, and at younger ages in less-prosperous regions.
Attention, men wanting to marry older ladies, and conversely women looking for crusty sugar daddies: Cast your nets wide over Europe to find your mate, as that's where the marriage age tends to reach the steepest global heights.
The vast international differences in when people conduct their first marriage are shown in these new maps from Knoema, a visualization service based in Washington, D.C. Knoema has taken data from the United Nations, the World Bank, and national statistics agencies to unscramble the mysteries of where people kick off their very first "I dos," color-coded by the average age range in torrid orange, burning red, and sultry aubergine. (Go here for the full-screen, interactive version.)