Malta vs Paraguay: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Malta
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Paraguay
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Malta rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

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

  • Malta
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Paraguay, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

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

Malta ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) Paraguay
1990s 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) Paraguay
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, Malta or Paraguay?
Malta, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Malta and Paraguay?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Paraguay?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Paraguay rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Malta ranks 1st and Paraguay 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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Malta vs Paraguay: 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 31 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-choose-where-to-live-same-way-as-men/malta/paraguay/

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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
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The law does not restrict women’s choice of residence or give husbands more power in deciding where the family lives.