Guatemala vs Spain: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Guatemala
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Spain
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Guatemala rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time

  • Guatemala
  • Spain
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Guatemala
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Guatemala
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, Guatemala or Spain?
Guatemala, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Guatemala and Spain?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Spain rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Guatemala ranks 1st and Spain 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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Indicator
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

The law does not restrict women’s choice of residence or give husbands more power in deciding where the family lives.