Australia vs Canada: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Australia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Canada
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Canada, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women have full legal rights to decide where to live, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Australia and Canada?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women have full legal rights to decide where to live. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The law does not restrict women’s choice of residence or give husbands more power in deciding where the family lives.