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

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

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

  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2000s 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.5 (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, Botswana or Mozambique?
Botswana, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Botswana and Mozambique?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mozambique?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mozambique rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Botswana ranks 1st and Mozambique 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 Mozambique: 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 29 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-choose-where-to-live-same-way-as-men/botswana/mozambique/

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About this data

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.