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

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

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Tonga
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How they compare

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Tonga 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, Marshall Islands or Tonga?
Marshall Islands, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Marshall Islands and Tonga?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tonga?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Tonga rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Tonga 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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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.