Botswana vs Mauritania: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Botswana
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Mauritania
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
Mauritania rank
1st

Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Mauritania, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 1st and Mauritania ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Mauritania
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Mauritania
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Mauritania
2000s 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) Mauritania
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 Mauritania?
Botswana, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Botswana and Mauritania?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Botswana ranks 1st and Mauritania 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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Botswana vs Mauritania: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live. Statizoid, drawing on Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-choose-where-to-live-same-way-as-men/botswana/mauritania/

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Indicator
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

The law does not restrict women’s choice of residence or give husbands more power in deciding where the family lives.