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