Namibia vs Turkey: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Namibia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Turkey
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Namibia rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st

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

  • Namibia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.

Namibia ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Turkey 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 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1990s 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) Namibia
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Namibia
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 Turkey?
Namibia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Namibia and Turkey?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkey?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Turkey rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Namibia ranks 1st and Turkey 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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Namibia vs Turkey: 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 28 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-choose-where-to-live-same-way-as-men/namibia/turkiye/

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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.