Gabon vs Switzerland: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Gabon
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Switzerland
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Gabon rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Gabon
- Switzerland
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Switzerland, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.75 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.25 (1=yes; 0=no) | Switzerland |
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, Gabon or Switzerland?
- Gabon, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Gabon and Switzerland?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Switzerland rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Gabon ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.