Ghana vs Rwanda: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Ghana
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Rwanda
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ghana rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Rwanda, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 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, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Ghana, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.