Denmark vs Laos: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Denmark
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Laos
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Denmark rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Denmark
- Laos
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos, 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 Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 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, Denmark or Laos?
- Denmark, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Denmark and Laos?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Laos?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Laos rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Laos 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.