Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Lesotho
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Marshall Islands
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Lesotho rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st

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

  • Lesotho
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Marshall Islands
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Marshall Islands
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Marshall Islands
2000s 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) Marshall Islands
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, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
Lesotho, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Marshall Islands 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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Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live. Statizoid, drawing on Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-choose-where-to-live-same-way-as-men/lesotho/marshall-islands/

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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.