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