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