Cape Verde vs Eritrea: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Cape Verde
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Eritrea
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
1st
Eritrea rank
1st

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Eritrea, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Eritrea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 1st and Eritrea ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Eritrea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) Cape Verde
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Cape Verde
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, Cape Verde or Eritrea?
Cape Verde, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Cape Verde and Eritrea?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Eritrea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Eritrea rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Eritrea 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

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.