Belgium vs Puerto Rico: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Belgium
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Belgium rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Belgium
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 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, Belgium or Puerto Rico?
- Belgium, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Puerto Rico 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.
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About this data
The law does not restrict women’s choice of residence or give husbands more power in deciding where the family lives.