Brazil vs Malta: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Brazil
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Malta
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Brazil rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Brazil
- Malta
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malta | 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) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Malta |
| 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, Brazil or Malta?
- Brazil, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Brazil and Malta?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malta rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Malta 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.