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