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