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