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