Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Namibia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Namibia rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 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, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Namibia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.