Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Samoa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Solomon Islands
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Samoa rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st

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

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Head to head by decade

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

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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.