Cape Verde vs Kenya: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Cape Verde
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Kenya
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Cape Verde
- Kenya
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Kenya, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 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 Kenya?
- Cape Verde, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Cape Verde and Kenya?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Kenya rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Kenya 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.