Nepal vs Saudi Arabia: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Nepal
0 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Nepal rank
155th
Saudi Arabia rank
155th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Nepal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0 (1=yes; 0=no) against 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in Saudi Arabia, 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 Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Nepal |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Saudi Arabia |
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, Nepal or Saudi Arabia?
- Nepal, at 0 (1=yes; 0=no) against 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Nepal ranks 155th and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th 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.