Morocco vs Timor-Leste: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Morocco
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Timor-Leste
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Morocco rank
1st
Timor-Leste rank
1st

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

  • Morocco
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Morocco
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Morocco
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Morocco
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Morocco
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Morocco
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, Morocco or Timor-Leste?
Morocco, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Morocco and Timor-Leste?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Timor-Leste?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Timor-Leste rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Morocco ranks 1st and Timor-Leste 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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Morocco vs Timor-Leste: 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/morocco/timor-leste/

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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.