China vs Mexico: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

China
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Mexico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
China rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st

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

  • China
  • Mexico
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) China
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) China
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, China or Mexico?
China, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between China and Mexico?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Mexico rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
China ranks 1st and Mexico 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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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.