Kenya vs Uganda: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Kenya
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Uganda
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Kenya rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Uganda, 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 Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Uganda 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.