Botswana vs Colombia: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Botswana
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Colombia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Botswana
- Colombia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Colombia, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Colombia |
| 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, Botswana or Colombia?
- Botswana, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Botswana and Colombia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Colombia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Colombia rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Colombia 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.