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