Portugal vs South Africa: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Portugal
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
South Africa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Portugal rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa, 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 South Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 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, Portugal or South Africa?
- Portugal, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Portugal ranks 1st and South Africa 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.