Timor-Leste vs Uruguay: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Timor-Leste
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Uruguay
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time
- Timor-Leste
- Uruguay
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Uruguay, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Timor-Leste ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Uruguay |
| 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, Timor-Leste or Uruguay?
- Timor-Leste, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Timor-Leste and Uruguay?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Timor-Leste and Uruguay rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
- Timor-Leste ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.