Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Sri Lanka
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sweden
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sweden, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | 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, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden 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.